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ELFIN B, CubeSat

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spase://SMWG/Observatory/ELFIN/B

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Electron Losses and Fields Investigation B, ELFIN B, CubeSat
The ELFIN Mission is a Space Weather Mission using three Scientific Instruments in a 3U+ CubeSat Form Factor. The Spacecrafts, ELFIN A and ELFIN B, each have two Energetic Particle Detectors, one for Electrons, EPD-E, and one for Ions, EPD-I, as well as a Fluxgate Magnetometer deployed at the end of a 75 cm Stacer Boom. The Science Instruments were developed by UCLA Staff at the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, IGPP, and the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department, EPSS. ELFIN will explore the Key Mechanisms responsible for the Loss of Relativistic Electrons from the Radiation Belts and will provide a unique perspective into modeling and predicting the Radiation Environment of the Earth. ELFIN CubeSats will spin like a Hammer spinning Head over Handle every 3 s to be able to capture the full Range of Electron Pitch Angles. This Description Text is adapted from the ELFIN Mission Overview Web Page hosted by UCLA.

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ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/ELFIN/B
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ResourceName
ELFIN B, CubeSat
ReleaseDate
2019-06-12 12:34:56.789
Description

Electron Losses and Fields Investigation B, ELFIN B, CubeSat
The ELFIN Mission is a Space Weather Mission using three Scientific Instruments in a 3U+ CubeSat Form Factor. The Spacecrafts, ELFIN A and ELFIN B, each have two Energetic Particle Detectors, one for Electrons, EPD-E, and one for Ions, EPD-I, as well as a Fluxgate Magnetometer deployed at the end of a 75 cm Stacer Boom. The Science Instruments were developed by UCLA Staff at the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, IGPP, and the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department, EPSS. ELFIN will explore the Key Mechanisms responsible for the Loss of Relativistic Electrons from the Radiation Belts and will provide a unique perspective into modeling and predicting the Radiation Environment of the Earth. ELFIN CubeSats will spin like a Hammer spinning Head over Handle every 3 s to be able to capture the full Range of Electron Pitch Angles. This Description Text is adapted from the ELFIN Mission Overview Web Page hosted by UCLA.

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, V. Angelopoulos
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Vassilis.Angelopoulos
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
ELFIN Mission Overview Web Page, UCLA
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Electron Losses and Fields Investigation, ELFIN, Mission Overview Web Page, University of California, Los Angeles

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere.Polar
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.AuroralRegion
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.EquatorialRegion
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.PolarCap
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2018-09-17 00:00:00.000