Delta-V Launch Margin
1.85
km/s
Nominal reserve for secondary stage
Orbital Period
95.6
min
7.59 km/s mean velocity
Sky Coverage Efficiency
94.2
%
Unocculted instantaneous sky access
Solar Beta Angle (β)
28.4
°
Stable power generation thermal regime
Real-Time Orbital Ground Track & Gamma-Ray Burst Field
D3.js dynamic projection of orbital swath, instantaneous scintillator scan cone, and simulated neutron star merger alerts
StarBurst Orbit
Detector Cone
Short GRB Event
StarBurst Mission Lifecycle Milestones
NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Selection
StarBurst conceived as SmallSat mission under NASA Explorers/APRA program
SpaceX Launch Contract Awarded
Selected Falcon 9 Bandwagon mid-inclination rideshare targeting SLC-40
Payload Integration & Sensor Calibration
Wide-field cesium iodide detectors integration at Kennedy Space Center
Target Launch NET 2028 (Cape Canaveral SLC-40)
Insertion to 550 km orbit at 45° inclination for real-time LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA coincidence
Gamma-Ray Detection Performance
Export Mission Planning Report
Generates validated JSON telemetry schema for flight dynamics software