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SPARCS is expected to launch in January 2026<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7541/ |title=TSIS-2 & Others |access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref> on [[Falcon 9]] together with NASA’s [[Pandora (spacecraft)|Pandora]] |
SPARCS is expected to launch in January 2026<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7541/ |title=TSIS-2 & Others |access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref> on [[Falcon 9]] together with NASA’s [[Pandora (spacecraft)|Pandora]] .<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond |url=https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/406 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=IPAC}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:26, 11 January 2026
Space telescope
SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) is a small space telescope in the CubeSat 6U format (30x20x10 cm at launch) whose objective is to monitor the flares and sunspot activity of low-mass stars of M and K spectral type.[1] The mission selected by NASA is developed and managed by Arizona State University with the participation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) which provides the telescope and its detectors.[2][3][4]
The objective of the SPARCS mission is to study the ultraviolet emissions of around ten red dwarfs in order to model its impact.[5] SPARCS is with ASTERIA one of the first space astronomy missions using the extremely miniaturized CubeSat format. This new category of satellite opens up prospects in the field of long-term observations of astronomical phenomena thanks to their reduced cost.[6][7]
SPARCS is expected to launch in January 2026[8] on Falcon 9 together with NASA’s Pandora and BlackCAT telescopes.[9]
