Sunstorm (spacecraft)
| Names | SUNSTORM 1 XFM Cube XFM CubeSat |
|---|---|
| Mission type | space weather, heliophysics, technology demonstration |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073C |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Kuva Space |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 2021 |
| Rocket | Vega |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | deorbited |
| Declared | 4 September 2024 |
Sunstorm was a heliophysics and space weather monitoring technology demonstration CubeSat-type satellite by the European Space Agency (ESA). During its three-year mission in the low Earth orbit (LEO), Sunstorm successfully tested a miniaturised X-Ray Flux Monitor (XFM) instrument by observing solar flares. It was launched in 2021 on a Vega rocket and reentered the atmosphere in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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References
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