Sunstorm (spacecraft)
European technology demonstration CubeSat space mission
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Sunstorm was a heliophysics and space weather monitoring technology demonstration CubeSat satellite by the European Space Agency. During its three-year mission in the low Earth orbit, Sunstorm successfully tested a miniaturised X-Ray Flux Monitor instrument by observing solar flares. It was launched in 2021 on a Vega rocket and reentered the atmosphere in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
NamesSUNSTORM 1
XFM Cube
XFM CubeSat
XFM Cube
XFM CubeSat
Mission typeSpace weather, Heliophysics, Technology demonstration
Operator
European Space Agency
European Space Agency| Names | SUNSTORM 1 XFM Cube XFM CubeSat |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Space weather, Heliophysics, Technology demonstration |
| Operator | European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073C |
| SATCAT no. | 49068 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer |  Kuva Space |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 2021 |
| Rocket | Vega |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Declared | 4 September 2024 |
