Speaker
Description
The Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal (SpIRIT) is a 6U CubeSat
nano-satellite mission born from a collaboration between Australia and Italy in
high-energy astrophysics. The 6U CubeSat carries an actively cooled detector
system payload in a Sun-synchronous orbit. This payload unit hosts advanced X-
ray and gamma-ray detectors identical to those on board the High Energy Rapid
Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder
ASI mission. These detectors are designed to localize high-energy astrophysical
transients, such as Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs).
Successfully launched on 2023 December 01 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, SpIRIT
has completed the majority of its payload commissioning, with the final stages
currently underway. This poster provides an overview of SpIRIT’s scientific pay-
load, highlighting its initial in-orbit operations, in-flight calibrations and scientific data observation.
| Eligibility for "Best presentation for young researcher" or "Best poster for young researcher" prize | Yes |
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