NASA Spotlight on CU Boulder CubeSat Van Allen Belt research
An instrument aboard the CIRBE CubeSat is using advanced detection techniques and leveraging an orbit with specific characteristics to increase our understanding of the Van Allen belts
Designed and built by Smead Aerospace and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder, CIRBE launched in 2023 and is conducting sophisticated, fine-grain measurements of the Van Allen radiation belts. CIRBE is managed by Professors Xinlin Li and Scott Palo.
NASA is highlighting the research in a new article on an intense magnetic storm in May 2024.