SNAPPY is the world’s first space-based neutrino detector.
SNAPPY is a 3U CubeSat funded by NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program and led by Wichita State University.
SNAPPY is a 3U CubeSat operated by Wichita State University and NASA to demonstrate a space-based neutrino detector.
SNAPPY is designed to validate the feasibility of neutrino detection outside Earth’s subterranean facilities.
The CAS500-2 mission carried three satellites built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics: SNAPPY, QUBE II, and Eycore-1.
SNAPPY’s electronics suite is projected to remain operational for up to three years within a seven-year orbital lifespan.
SNAPPY will measure background radiation rates to validate the feasibility of a future larger detector positioned closer to the Sun.
SNAPPY and QUBE II will initiate ground station handshakes to begin their experimental data collection phases after deployment.
Wichita State University developed SNAPPY in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics is preparing to launch the SNAPPY, QUBE II, and Eycore-1 satellites on SpaceX’s CAS500-2 mission.
SNAPPY is a 3U CubeSat and the world’s first space-based neutrino detector.