CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ELFIN
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Full Name
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Electron Losses and Fields Investigation
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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15 Sep 2018
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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17 Sep 2022
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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93.02 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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449 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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ELFIN is a 3U CubeSat mission developed by UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). Its objective is the study space weather to explore the mechanisms responsible for the loss of relativistic electrons in the radiation belts.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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