Name | SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Organisation | Arizona State University |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner |
Monitor the flares and sunspots of small stars to assess habitability of orbiting planets. |
Description |
Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) is devoted to photometric monitoring of M stars in the far-ultraviolet (UV) and near-UV, measuring the time-dependent spectral slope, intensity and evolution of M-star stellar UV radiation. SPARCS will continually observe each selected target over at least one complete stellar rotation (5-45 days). SPARCS will also advance UV detector technology by flying high quantum efficiency (QE), UV-optimized detectors developed at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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