| Name |
FIREBIRD |
| Type |
CubeSat |
| Units or mass |
1.5U |
| Organisation |
Montana State University/ University of New Hampshire |
| Institution |
University |
| Entity |
Academic / Education |
| Nation |
US |
| Launch brokerer |
Tyvak, ? |
| Oneliner |
Space weather mission to study electron microbursts in Van Allen belts. |
| Sources |
[1] |
Related Spacecraft
| Name |
Status |
Launch |
Orbit |
| FIREBIRD A (FU1, Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics) |
Was operational, awakened 2014-04-12 and operated until 2014-09-15. |
2013-12-06 |
460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg |
| FIREBIRD B (FU2, Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics) |
Was operational until 2014-01-21, latched up. Occasional beacons afterwards. |
2013-12-06 |
460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg |
| FIREBIRD-2 C (FU3, FIREBIRD-3, Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics) |
Operational (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-25 with data. Checked on 2019-05-25) |
2015-01-31 |
440 x 670 km, 99.1 deg |
| FIREBIRD-2 D (FU4, FIREBIRD-4, Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics) |
Operational (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-25 with data. Checked on 2019-05-25) |
2015-01-31 |
440 x 670 km, 99.1 deg |
Last modified: 2021-03-21
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