The Journal of Space Commerce

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First SunRISE SmallSat Rolls Off Production Line

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Tom Patton
Aug 15, 2022
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The first SunRISE SmallSat has been completed, part of a six-spacecraft constellation that will make up a huge radio telescope in orbit that will help deepen scientists’ understanding of explosive space weather events.

“The ultimate goal of the mission is to help scientists better understand the mechanisms driving these explosive space weather events.”

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