| Mission type | space weather, technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator |  European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073B |
| SATCAT no. | 49067 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer |  C3S Centre for Energy Research Imperial College Astronika |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 2021 |
| Rocket | Vega |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | deorbited |
| Declared | 20 August 2024 |
RadCube was a technology demonstration CubeSat for space weather monitoring technologies, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) in low Earth orbit between 2021 and 2024. The satellite was constructed by the Hungarian company C3S with contributions from the Hungarian Centre for Energy Research, the UK's Imperial College, and the Polish company Astronika. The satellite successfully demonstrated its radiation telescope (by Centre for Energy Research), its set of "MAGIC" magnetometer sensors (by Imperial College), and its extendable boom (by Astronika). The MAGIC magnetometer will be implemented on future space missions including HENON, ESA's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat.
