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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name                  = LUCID<!--defaults to page title-->
| names_list            = <!--list of previous names if the spacecraft has been renamed. 
Include the dates applicable if possible, and separate each name with a linebreak. 
Omit if the spacecraft has only ever been known by one name. 
Do not include Harvard, COSPAR/NSSDC or SATCAT/NORAD/NASA designations as alternative names-->

<!--image of the spacecraft/mission-->
| image                 = LUCID logo.jpg<!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| image_caption         = <!--image caption-->
| image_alt             = <!--image alt text-->
| image_size            = 100px<!--include px/em; defaults to 220px-->

<!--Basic details-->
| mission_type          = Cosmic ray detection<!--eg. Technology, Reconnaissance, ISS assembly, etc-->
| operator              = Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys<!--organisation(s) that operate(d) the spacecraft-->
| Harvard_designation   = <!--spacecraft launched 1962 and earlier only (eg. 1957 Alpha 2)-->
| COSPAR_ID             = <!--spacecraft launched since 1963 only (aka NSSDC ID; eg. 1998-067A)-->
| SATCAT                = <!--satellite catalogue number, omit leading zeroes (e.g. 25544)-->
| website               = [http://www.thelangtonstarcentre.org/lucid/ The Langton Star Centre]<!--Homepage of the craft/mission, OFFICIAL PAGES ONLY-->
| mission_duration      = <!--How long the mission lasted-->
| distance_travelled    = <!--How far the spacecraft travelled (if known)-->
| orbits_completed      = <!--number of times the spacecraft orbited the Earth - see below for spacecraft beyond Earth orbit-->
| suborbital_range      = <!--downrange distance reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->
| suborbital_apogee     = <!--altitude reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->

<!--Spacecraft properties-->
| spacecraft            = <!--Spacecraft name/serial number (eg. Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', Apollo CM-118), etc-->
| spacecraft_type       = <!--eg. GPS Block II, Kobalt-M, US-K, etc-->
| spacecraft_bus        = <!--eg. A2100M, Star-2, etc-->
| manufacturer          = [[Company:Surrey Satellite Technology|Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd]]<!--company or companies who built the satellite-->
| launch_mass           = <!--fuelled mass at launch, not including rocket or upper stage-->
| BOL_mass              = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit at beginning of operational life, after LEOP phase-->
| landing_mass          = <!--Mass after landing (recovered spacecraft only)-->
| dry_mass              = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel-->
| payload_mass          = <!--Mass of cargo carried by spacecraft (eg. for Space Shuttle), or total mass of instrumentation/equipment/experiments for mission-->
| dimensions            = <!--body dimensions and solar array span-->
| power                 = <!--end-of-life power, in watts-->


<!--Launch details-->
| launch_date           = <!--{{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|hh|mm|ss|TZ=Z}}-->
| launch_rocket         = <!--Rocket that launched the satellite, include upper stage if distinct from rocket* and if possible flight/tail/serial number-->
| launch_site           = <!--Where the rocket launched from, including complex and pad; do not include the full address or country-->
| launch_contractor     = <!--organisation(s) that conducted the launch (eg. United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, etc)-->
| deployment_from       = <!--place where deployed from-->
| deployment_date       = <!--date deployed-->
| entered_service       = <!--date on which the spacecraft entered service, if it did not do so immediately after launch-->
<!-- * - e.g. Proton-M/Briz-M not Proton-M, but Titan IV(401)A not Titan IV(401)A-Centaur-->

<!--end of mission-->
| disposal_type         = <!--Whether the spacecraft was deorbited, decommissioned, placed in a graveyard orbit, etc-->
| deactivated           = <!--when craft was decommissioned-->
| destroyed             = <!--when craft was destroyed (if other than by re-entry)-->
| last_contact          = <!--when last signal received if not decommissioned-->
| recovery_by           = <!--recovered by-->
| recovery_date         = <!--recovery date-->
| decay_date            = <!--when craft re-entered the atmosphere, not needed if it landed-->
| landing_date          = <!--when the spacecraft made a controlled landing, not needed if it did not return intact-->
| landing_site          = <!--where the craft landed; site/runway or coordinates-->
<!--
    The following template should be used for ONE of the three above fields "end_of_mission", "decay" or "landing" if the spacecraft is no longer operational.
    If it landed intact, use it for the landing time, otherwise for the date it ceased operations, or the decay date if it was still operational when it re-entered.
    {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD|hh|mm|ss|TZ=Z}} (for Zulu/UTC) or {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if time unknown) 
-->

<!--orbit parameters-->
<!--as science-related articles, SI units should be the principal units of measurement, however we usually use {{convert}} to display imperial units in parentheses after the initial values-->
| orbit_reference       = <!--geocentric, selenocentric, etc - please link (e.g. [[Astronomy:Geocentric orbit|Geocentric]])-->
| orbit_regime          = <!--high, low, medium, molniya, GSO - please link (e.g. [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] - please don't use acronyms-->
| orbit_longitude       = <!--geosynchronous satellites only-->
| orbit_slot            = <!--Designation of orbital position or slot, if not longitude (e.g plane and position of a GPS satellite)-->
| orbit_semimajor       = <!--semimajor axis-->
| orbit_eccentricity    = <!--orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_periapsis       = <!--periapsis altitude--> 
| orbit_apoapsis        = <!--apoapsis altitude--> 
| orbit_inclination     = <!--orbital inclination--> 
| orbit_period          = <!--time taken to complete an orbit-->
| orbit_RAAN            = <!--right ascension of the ascending node-->
| orbit_arg_periapsis   = <!--argument of perigee/periapsis-->
| orbit_mean_anomaly    = <!--mean anomaly at epoch, only use in conjunction with an epoch value-->
| orbit_mean_motion     = <!--mean motion of the satellite, usually measured in orbits per day-->
| orbit_repeat          = <!--repeat interval/revisit time-->
| orbit_velocity        = <!--speed at which the spacecraft was travelling at epoch - only use for spacecraft with low orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_epoch           = <!--the date at which the orbit parameters were correct-->
| orbit_rev_number      = <!--revolution number-->
| apsis                 = <!--planet specific apsis term (eg. gee/helion/selene/etc - defaults to generic "apsis")-->

| instruments_list       = <!-- start collapsible list of instruments -->
{{Infobox spaceflight/Instruments
 | acronym1 = 3 | name1 = [[Physics:Medipix|Timepix]] chips
 | acronym2 = 1 | name2 = Neutron-ready [[Physics:Medipix|Timepix]] chip
}}

<!--Only use where a spacecraft/mission is part of a clear programme of sequential missions. 
If in doubt, leave it out-->
| programme             = 
| previous_mission      =
| next_mission          =

<!--mission insignia or patch-->
| insignia              = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| insignia_caption      = <!--image caption-->
| insignia_alt          = <!--image alt text-->
| insignia_size         = <!--include px/em; defaults to 180px-->
}}

'''LUCID''' ('''Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector''') is a [[Astronomy:Cosmic ray|cosmic ray]] detector built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and designed at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, in Canterbury, {{wipe|England}}.<ref name=LangtonStarCentre>{{cite web
|url= http://www.thelangtonstarcentre.org/
|title= The Langton Star Centre
}}</ref> Its main purpose is to monitor cosmic rays using technology developed by [[Organization:CERN|CERN]], and will help predict the occurrence of [[Astronomy:Solar flare|solar flare]]s (proton storms) which disrupt artificial satellites. LUCID was launched on 8 July 2014 at Baikonur, Kazakhstan as an instrument of the satellite TechDemoSat-1, which was carried into space by a Soyuz-2 rocket.<ref>SSTL press release http://www.sstl.co.uk/getattachment/News-and-Events/2014-News-Archive/SSTL-announces-the-successful-launch-of-UK-in-orbi/PR-TechDemoSat-1-successful-launch-v2.pdf?ext=.pdf</ref>

[[Social:Professor|Professor]] Larry Pinsky, Chair of [[Physics:Physics|Physics]] at the [[Organization:University of Houston|University of Houston]], described the project in ''Symmetry Magazine'' as "like playing at being [[Organization:NASA|NASA]] or the [[Organization:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]], but they’re not really playing. They’re doing the real thing.”<ref name=Symmetry>
{{cite web
 |author=Tona Kunz
 |date=3 December 2010
 |title=Students prepare to launch particle detector into space
 |url=http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2010/12/03/students-prepare-to-launch-particle-detector-into-space/
 |work=Symmetry Magazine
}}</ref>

Channel 4 News said of the LUCID project that "with this metal box, the school has outwitted NASA".<ref>{{Cite episode
| title        = Channel 4 News: Sat 27 August
| series       = Channel 4 News
| credits      = Reporter: Girish Juneja
| station      = Channel 4
| airdate      = 2011-08-27
| minutes      = 24:18
}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.thelangtonstarcentre.org/lucid/ Description of LUCID]
*[http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2010/webprogram/Paper1829.html From the Physics Lab to the Medical Industry to the Classroom: The Medipix Story]

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