Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Firefly |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/Sienna College/Univ. of Maryland |
Users |
Government/Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
500 |
Apogee (km) |
506 |
Eccentricity |
0.000436490615451768 |
Inclination (degrees) |
40.51 |
Period (minutes) |
94.68 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
19-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
National Science Foundation |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Wallops Island Flight Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Minotaur 1 |
COSPAR Number |
2013-064R |
NORAD Number |
39395 |
Comments |
Study of lightening. |