BackForward Satellite: CTIM-FD 

Satellite details
Acronym CTIM-FD
Full name Compact Total Irradiance Monitor-Flight Demonstration
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Main mission to monitor the total solar irradiance from a 6U cubesat for climate and space weather applications
  • Aim is to try to match the measurements from TSIS on the ISS.
Mass at launch Dry mass
Power
Data access link https://lasp.colorado.edu/ctim/data/
Data access information
  • Data wil be available from University of Colorado at link below.
Orbit Drifting orbit Altitude 500 km
Inclination 44.9 °

 

Space agency NASA
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 02 Jul 2022 EOL ≥2025
Last update: 2023-06-05
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on CTIM-FD

Acronym Full name
CTIM-FD Compact Total Irradiance Monitor-Flight Demonstration
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