Objectives and Applications
Light-1 is a 3U CubeSat satellite mission to study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs), upward directed bursts of X-rays and gamma-rays associated with thunderstorm activity. The mission will be based on an original detector design being developed at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD).
Full Name
Light-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
UAE SA
, Khalifa University
, NYUAD
Launch Date
21 Dec 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
16 Jan 2023
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
90 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
51.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
400 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
TGF Detectors - TGF Detectors |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Radiation budget | TGF Detectors |
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