BackForward Satellite: Carruthers 

Satellite details
Acronym Carruthers
Full name Carruthers Geocorona Observatory
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Small sat research mission 
  • Placed at the L1 point to observe the Earth's geocorona
  • Main Mission Space Weather
Mass at launch Dry mass 241 kg
Power
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Data access information
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads the mission
Orbit Lagrange libration point 1 Altitude

 

Space agency NASA
Status Commissioning
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 24 Sep 2025 EOL ≥2028
Last update: 2025-09-29
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Carruthers

Acronym Full name
FUV Far Ultra-violet cameras
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