DAPPEr
DAPPEr (Delaware Atmospheric Plasma Probe Experiment) is a University of Delaware undergraduate-led space mission developing a 3U CubeSat selected by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The team is building scientific instruments, deployment mechanisms, an electronics stack, flight software, and a ground station to map electron density and temperature across the ionosphere’s F2 layer, with recruitment documented for the 2026–27 academic year.
Identity
- Field
- Student CubeSat development, plasma science, spacecraft systems, flight software, ground stations, and mission operations
- Name
- DAPPEr
- Region
- NA
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- DAPPEr (Delaware Atmospheric Plasma Probe Experiment) is a University of Delaware undergraduate-led space mission developing a 3U CubeSat selected by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The team is building scientific instruments, deployment mechanisms, an electronics stack, flight software, and a ground station to map electron density and temperature across the ionosphere’s F2 layer, with recruitment documented for the 2026–27 academic year.
- Latitude
- 39.68265
- Location
- Longitude
- -75.7555
- University
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- Creation Time
- August 20, 2026 at 10:57:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 20, 2026 at 10:57:28 UTC