Taranis

Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation form LightNIng ans Sprites

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General

Designation	n/a
Launch date	17 Nov 2020
Country of origin	France
Mission	Scientific
Perigee/Apogee	676 km SSO
Inclination	98°
Period
Launch vehicle	Vega #17 launch failure

Launch initially planned in 2016, worth EUR 115 million

Designed to observe luminous, radiative and electromagnetic phenomena occurring at altitudes of 20 to 100 kilometers above thunderstorms (to observe the mysterious red sprites, blue jets, elves and sprite halos). Will study magnetosphere-ionosphere-atmosphere coupling via transient processes.

Owned by CNES

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform	Myriade
Mass at launch	175 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	2-4 years

Carries S-band and X-band payloads.

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