BurstCube
BurstCube is a '6U' Cubesat mission (with an approximate size of 10 cm x 20 cm x 30 cm) to detect, localize, and rapidly disseminate information about gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). BurstCube will monitor the sky for variable and unusual transient gamma-ray events. The primary science objective is to detect and characterize short GRBs (<2 s) that are the counterparts of GW sources. BurstCube will also be sensitive to all GRBs such as long duration hypernovae, and supernova (associated, high-redshift, and nearby sub-luminous), and transient galactic sources such as magnetars. BurstCube has been developed at GSFC/NASA. Mission CharacteristicsLifetime : Launch Mar 2024 ; Expected one year operationEnergy Range : 50 keV–1 MeV Special Features : Rapid detection and source localization of GRBs and transient sources. Payload :
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