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SOCON Field Campaign

The Sustained Ocean Color Observations using Nanosatellites (SOCON) project is a partnership for development and proof-of-concept for a low-cost, miniaturized, multispectral ocean color imager capable of flight on an autonomous nanosatellite (CubeSat).

[Nov-2018] Ocean color sensing - then and now. The SeaStar/SeaWIFS instrument, launched in 1997 (bottom) is compared ... MORE »

[Mar-2019]

The first SeaHawk image, captured by the HawkEye sensor on March 21, 2019

[Mar-2019]

[Dec-2018]

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying SeaHawk lifts off

[Dec-2018] Spaceflight’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg AFB for a sun-synchronous low earth ... MORE »

The mission patch for the SSO-A Smallsat Express

[Nov-2018] The SSO-A Smallsat Express will be the largest single rideshare mission launched from a U.S.-based vehicl ... MORE »

GSFC researchers and engineers await the SSO-A SmallSat Express launch

[Dec-2018] GSFC researchers and engineers await the launch of Sun Industry’s Sun-Synchronous Orbit A (SSO-A) S ... MORE »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage booster successfully completes a static test fire

[Nov-2018]

The mechanical design concept for the HawkEye Ocean Color Sensor

[Nov-2018]

Scientists and engineers from Goddard Space Flight Center watch the launch of SeaWiFs

[Dec-2018]

[Nov-2018] SeaHawk mechanical components assembled for fit check testing.

Overview of the SeaHawk CubeSat satellite bus

[Nov-2018]

[Oct-2018]