[5][6] The CXBN-2 mission was created in order to map the extragalactic cosmic X-ray background with the use of a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detector.

[4] It helped improve understanding of the origin and evolution of the universe through research on high-energy background radiation.

[5] The CXBN-2 satellite was a Sun-pointing spin-stabilized 2U CubeSat which had four solar panels which provided 15W of power.

[4] CXBN-2 contained a Cadmium Zinc Telluride Array as its X-ray detector and a magnetometer on board.

[4] Cygnus OA-7 launched on April 18, 2017 as the eighth flight of the Cygnus Orbital ATK uncrewed orbital spacecraft and its seventh flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services.