#ArgoMoon of the #Artemis1 #CubeSats is well placed for X-band observation this night.
2022-11-27T04:08:00, R:02h33m58s, D:+18°01'58"

Ten #cubesats were deployed on the #Artemis mission. Here's their current status.

Operational: #ArgoMoon, #Biosentinel, #EQUULEUS, and #LunaH-Map

Non-operational: #CuSP, #LunarIceCube, #LunIR, #NEAScout, #OMOTENASHI, and #TeamMiles

Italy's ArgoMoon cubesat, launched with #Artemis1, just returned a bonus portrait of Earth.

It's striking how much it looks like Apollo 17's "Blue Marble" shot from 1972 (right). Our planet's weather patterns persist across the years. https://www.argotecgroup.com/artemis-1-argomoon-captured-photos-of-the-earth-and-moon/ #NASA #ArgoMoon

Artemis 1: ArgoMoon captured photos of the Earth and Moon  • Argotec

Turin – 19 Nov. 2022 – NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, carrying ArgoMoon, the satellite of the Italian Space Agency, developed and operated by Argotec, took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space...

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Le prime foto della Terra e Luna dal satellite italiano ArgoMoon

So the #MadeInItaly #cubesat #ArgoMoon has sent some of its first images. It is flying in support of the #Artemis1 mission, tasked with documenting the #Orion spacecraft.

https://www.argotecgroup.com/artemis-1-argomoon-captured-photos-of-the-earth-and-moon/

Artemis 1: ArgoMoon captured photos of the Earth and Moon  • Argotec

Turin – 19 Nov. 2022 – NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, carrying ArgoMoon, the satellite of the Italian Space Agency, developed and operated by Argotec, took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space...

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Amateur #DSN operators are keeping tabs on #Artemis #cubesats, with recent activity from #Equuleus, #LunaHmap, #ArgoMoon, #LunarIR, #Cusp, and #BioSentinal.

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“#Artemis1 cubsat ArgoMoon. Slow periodic fading. Data visible.”

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