Objectives and Applications
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.
Full Name
Electron Losses and Fields Investigation
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Sep 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
17 Sep 2022
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
93.02 deg
Orbit Altitude
449 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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