CINEMA [CINEMA consortium]
Official name CINEMA 2
Alternative name CINEMA 2
Cospar ID 2013-066J
Norad ID 39424
Launch date 2013-11-21
Launch site OREN
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization USA, South Korea, UK
Type application Research, magnetosphere
Operator CINEMA consortium
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.47
Inclination (deg) 97.84
Perigee (km) 577
Apogee (km) 698
Eccentricity 0.0949019607843137
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.7737765466297
Semi-Major axis (km) 7015.635
Raan (deg) 63.902
Arg of perigee (deg) 114.3297
Shape Box + 1 Rod
Mass (kg) 4
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.5
Contractors CINEMA consortium
Equipment MAGIC, STEIN
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields) is an international nanosatellite science mission of cooperative university institutions with the objective to provide critical space weather measurements, including unique high sensitivity mapping of ENAs (Energetic Neutral Atoms), and high cadence movies of ring current ENAs in stereo from low Earth orbit.

By the selection of its sensor complement, the mission will pave the way for ?magnetospheric constellations? with many satellites making multipoint observations. The project emphasizes student involvement with guidance by experienced engineers and scientists. The implementation of the project is realized using a combination of flight heritage and innovation that balances risk and safety.

CINEMA is a 3U CubeSat science mission of the following collaborating institutions (CINEMA consortium):

  • UCB/SSL (University of California, Berkeley/Space Sciences Laboratory), Berkeley, CA, USA lead institution
  • ICL (Imperial College London), London, UK
  • KHU (Kyung Hee University), Seoul, Korea.
  • NASA/ARC (Ames Research Center), Mountain View, CA.

Within the CINEMA program, KHU and UCB will develop and fly three identical CINEMA nanosatellites (hence, the name Trio CINEMA) to provide stereo ENA imaging of the ring current. A fourth satellite was added later.

  • The first and fourth nanosatellites are provided by UCB/SSL
  • Two nanosatellites will be provided by KHU (KyungHeeUniversity) to be launched at a later date
  • Three magnetometers are provided by ICL (Imperial College London).

The CINEMA nanosatellite consists of bus avionics providing power, communications, and C&DHS (Command and Data Handling System), plus two instruments: the MAGIC (MAGnetometer from Imperial College), and the STEIN (SupraThermal Electrons Ions & Neutrals) particle detector. The system is based on existing bus and instrument designs

CINEMA-1 was launched on the ELaNa-6 mission.

Both CINEMA-2 and -3 satellites were successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received from them.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CINEMA 2012-048G 2012-09-13 AFWTR Atlas-5(401) with Intruder 11, Intruder 12, Aeneas, SMDC-ONE 2.1, SMDC-ONE 2.2, STARE A, CSSWE, CXBN, AeroCube 4A, AeroCube 4B, AeroCube 4C, CP 5, OUTSat
CINEMA 2 2013-066J 2013-11-21 OREN Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICUBE 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3
CINEMA 3 2013-066L 2013-11-21 OREN Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICUBE 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3