FIREBIRD Mission

About FIREBIRD

FIREBIRD Spacecraft

Launched CubeSats...

The FIREBIRD Team




FIREBIRD Quick Facts
 • Launch date: 2012
 • Collaboration between
    Univ. of New Hampshire,
    Montana State Univ.,
    Boston University and
    the Aerospace Corp.
 • Mission duration: 4 months
 • Twin CubeSat nanosatellites
    will measure electrons
    precipitating from the
    Van Allen radiation belts




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   FIREBIRD Contacts ...

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FIREBIRD Contact Information

     David Klumpar, Principal Investigator
     Montana State University
     Director, Space Science and Engineering Laboratory
     Department of Physics
     P.O.Box 173840
     Bozeman, MT 59717-3840
     klumpar@physics.montana.edu 
     406 994-7383

     Harlan Spence, Principal Investigator
     University of New Hampshire
     Director, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
     University of New Hampshire
     305 Morse Hall, 8 College Road
     Durham, NH 03824
     harlan.spence@unh.edu     
     603 862-0322