BurstCube

A graphic of BurstCube is shown in light and dark shades of blue. The satellite’s body is rectangular, with the long side facing the viewer. Solar panels are attached to the short, left-hand side.
An illustration of NASA’s BurstCube spacecraft. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.
NASA
December 20, 2022
CreditNASA
Historical DateDecember 20, 2022
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An illustration of NASA’s BurstCube spacecraft. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

BurstCube is a mission under development at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. This CubeSat will increase the sky coverage for short gamma-ray bursts, an important source for studying neutron star mergers in the current era of time domain and multimessenger astronomy.

Planned launch: 2023

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