FIREBIRD 3 (IIA?)

US

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

FIREBIRD= Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics

Launch data:

Designation 40377 / 15003B
Launch date 31 Jan 2015 - 14:22 UT
Launch site Va, SLC-2W
Launch vehicle  Delta-7320-10C
Mission Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 436 x 663 km
Eccentricity 
Inclination 99.1 °
Period 95.6 min

Launched together with: SMAP - GRIFEX - ExoCube - FIREBIRD 4

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Montana Space Grant Consortium
Platform CubeSat (1.5U)
Operator Montana Space Grant Consortium
Mass at launch  2 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array Silar cells
Stabilization  
Propulsion None
DC power  
Design lifetime  


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