| Satellite | CTIM FD (Compact Total Irradiance Monitor Flight Demonstration, CTIM-FD) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Reentry 2023-12-07. Was operational (News on 2022-12-05 about preparing first results as of 2022-12-20. SmallSat 2023 presentation.) |
| Launched | 2022-07-02 |
| NORAD ID | 52950 |
| Deployer | RailPOD [Tyvak],? |
| Launcher | LauncherOne (ELaNa 39) |
| Organization | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate next-generation Compact Total Irradiance Monitor that will help to provide an understanding of Earth’s climate change. |
| Description |
Demonstration mission of a next-generation Compact Total Irradiance Monitor that will help to provide an understanding of Earth’s climate change. Incoming radiant energy from the sun is measured as the total solar irradiance, which is a natural factor that changes our climate (also called a climate forcing). Total solar irradiance has been measured from space by a 40-year, uninterrupted sequence of instruments. CTIM will allow measurements to be made with the same accuracy and long-term stability while using a much smaller instrument. |
| Results |
CTIM solar science collection has improved by 10% over the mission lifetime. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2023-12-28
