Firefly

Firefly

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	39404 / 13064AA
Launch date	20 Nov 2013 - 01:15 UT
Launch site	WI, LA-0B
Launch vehicle	Minotaur-1
Mission	Magnetospheric Research
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	438 x 452 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	40.5 °
Period	93.3 min

Launched together with: STPSat 3 - PhoneSat v2.4 - CAPE 2 - DragonSat 1 - KySat 2 - TJ3Sat - ORSES - ORS Tech 1 &2 - SENSE 1 &2 - NPS-SCAT - Prometheus 1 1-8 - COPPER - STARE B - Black Knight 1 - Trailblazer - SwampSat - Hooponopono 2 - ChargerSat 1 - Vermont Lunar - ORS 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform	CubeSat (3U)
Operator	Goddard Space Flight Center
Mass at launch	3 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	none
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	01 Nov 2017
Lifetime:

Description:

A new nano satellite mission, called Firefly, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. will explore the relationship between lightning and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes (TGFs).

Ref.: #3(SD541), #14, #228 - update: 22.03.18