LUCID
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| Mission type | Cosmic ray detection | ||||||
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| Operator | Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys | ||||||
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| Website | The Langton Star Centre | ||||||
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| Manufacturer | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | ||||||
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LUCID (Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector) is a cosmic ray detector built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and designed at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, in Canterbury, England.[1] Its main purpose is to monitor cosmic rays using technology developed by CERN, and will help predict the occurrence of solar flares (proton storms) which disrupt artificial satellites.[2][3] LUCID was launched on 8 July 2014 at Baikonur, Kazakhstan as an instrument of the satellite TechDemoSat-1, which was carried into space by a Soyuz-2 rocket.[4]
References
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- ^ SSTL press release http://www.sstl.co.uk/getattachment/News-and-Events/2014-News-Archive/SSTL-announces-the-successful-launch-of-UK-in-orbi/PR-TechDemoSat-1-successful-launch-v2.pdf?ext=.pdf
External links
[edit | edit source]- Description of LUCID
- From the Physics Lab to the Medical Industry to the Classroom: The Medipix Story
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