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Light-1

retired
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Launched 12/21/2021
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
4 kg
Total Mass
4 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

New York University

Manufacturer

New York University
Launch Mission

Zarya

11/20/1998

Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

Light-1 was deployed from the International Space Station in early February and is designed to study flashes of gamma rays produced in the atmosphere.

Mentioned as: Light-1SourceMar 12, 2022

Bahrain launched its first satellite, a three-unit cubesat called Light-1 jointly developed with the United Arab Emirates, on a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply mission in December 2021.

Mentioned as: Light-1SourceMar 12, 2022