RaInCube

RaInCube, also stylized as RainCube, was a 6U CubeSat made by NASA as an experimental satellite. It had a small radar and an antenna. It was put into orbit in May 2018 and was deployed from the International Space Station on June 25, 2018. It re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up on Dec. 24, 2020. It was used to track large storms.

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2018 — 2020  Wikimedia, Wikidata
RainCube
weather satellite, CubeSat, artificial satellite, Antares, 

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2020-12-23T00:00:00Z

2018 — 2020 RaInCube

2018-05-21T00:00:00Z

2018-05-21T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

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Frameless

RainCube spacecraft

RainCube Main Antenna

CubeSat RainCube flightsystem

CubeSat RainCube radar

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		RainCube spacecraft		Commons
commons	image		RainCube Main Antenna		Commons
commons	image		CubeSat RainCube flightsystem		Commons
commons	image		CubeSat RainCube radar		Commons