Name | ELFIN |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Organisation | University of California |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
Partners | National Science Foundation |
Oneliner |
Explore the mechanisms responsible for the loss of relativistic electrons from the radiation belts. |
Description |
Explore the mechanisms responsible for the loss of relativistic electrons from the radiation belts. Space weather. The spacecraft has two Energetic Particle Detectors, one for Electrons (EPD-E) and one for Ions (EPD-I), as well as a Fluxgate Magnetometer deployed at the end of a 75cm stacer boom. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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ELFIN-A (ELFIN) | Reentry 2022-09-17. Was operational? (Website, news on 2020-06-17) | 2018-09-15 | 455 km, 93 deg |
ELFIN-B (ELFIN-STAR, ELFIN*) | Reentry 2022-09-30. Was operational? (Website, news on 2020-06-17) | 2018-09-15 | 455 km, 93 deg |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
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