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STRV-1c
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The DERA Space Technology Research Vehicle
(STRV)
programme is a fast-track route to the in-orbit evaluation of new space
technologies exploiting the varying altitudes and harsh environment of the
Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The decision to develop and launch STRV 1 c&d follows the success of
STRV 1 a&b - two DERA microsatellites which spent over four years in
orbit. STRV 1 c&d will be launched in 2000 as auxiliary Ariane 5
payloads. Currently, a one year mission is being planned. However, the
lessons learned from STRV 1 a&b indicate that there may well be a
requirement to extend the mission and that will be an option.
SREM is one of the main payloads aboard STRV-1c.
| Launch date: |
15 November 2000 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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GTO |
| Inclination |
7 Degrees |
| Period |
10.5 h |
| Perigee |
250 km |
| Apogee |
36000 km |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
26610 |
An unrecoverable problem with the spacecraft
receivers caused the end of the mission one month after launch.
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PROBA 1
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PROBA 1 is a small autonomous
satellite of 100 kg developed in the frame of the Technology Demonstration
Program of the European Space Agency. The primary mission goal of PROBA 1 is
to demonstrate satellite autonomy, in terms of on board resources management,
on board failure handling, spacecraft operations and control and scientific
data distribution. Technology will be demonstrated also in the area of
advanced avionics, and advanced attitude and orbit control subsystem
(hardware and software).
The secondary objectives of PROBA 1 are space environment investigation and
earth observation. Three instruments have been selected, srem (Space
Radiation Environment Monitor) for radiation measurement and DEBIE (DEBris
In-orbit Evaluator) for debris detection and CHRIS (Compact High Resolution
Imaging Spectrometer), as main payload.
In February '98, the detailed design and development phase has started by an
industrial consortium lead by
Verhaert, with Spacebel, IMEC, SAS,
SIL, IRE and SSF as subcontractors. The project will be realised within two
year and launch is scheduled for mid 2001 on the Indian Polar Satellite
Launch Verhicle into a sun synchronous near polar orbit.
| Launch date: |
22 October 2001 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
sun synchronous |
| Inclination |
98 Degrees |
| Period |
97 min |
| Perigee |
570 km |
| Apogee |
640 km |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
26958 |
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Integral (IREM)
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INTEGRAL,
the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory is the next ESA medium-size
(M2) science mission. Launch will be in spring 2002 aboard a PROTON launcher,
into a 72 hour eccentric orbit. It is dedicated to fine spectroscopy and
imaging of hard X-ray and gamma-ray sources in the energy range 15 keV
to 10 MeV.
IREM is the radiation environment monitoring system aboard INTEGRAL.
| Launch date: |
17 October 2002 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
HEO |
| Inclination |
51.6 Degrees |
| Period |
72 h |
| Perigee |
10 000 km |
| Apogee |
152 700 km |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
27540 |
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ROSETTA
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The International Rosetta
Mission was approved in November 1993 by ESA's Science Programme Committee as
the Planetary Cornerstone Mission in ESA's long-term space science programme.
The mission goal was initially set for a rendezvous with comet 46 P/Wirtanen.
After its launch postponement it will now aim at Comet 67P/Churyumov-
Gerasimenko. On its 10 year journey to the comet, the spacecraft will pass by
at least one asteroid.
Rosetta will study the origin of comets, the relationship between cometary
and interstellar material and its implications with regard to the origin of
the Solar System.
An SREM aboard Rosetta will provide information on the high energetic
radiation environment during the long journey.
| Launch date: |
2 March 2004 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
Inteplanetary mission |
| Inclination |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
xxxxx |
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GIOVE B
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GIOVE B is one of two
satellites launched for in-orbit testing of critical technologies such as
atomic clocks and novel navigation signals specifically developed for the
Galileo programme . It will also secure the frequencies allocated to
Galileo by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
These first two GIOVE satellites are elements of the In-Orbit Validation
phase of the Galileo programme. GIOVE A and GIOVE B are designed to fulfil
the following main objectives: secure frequency filings, validate key
technologies such as rubidium clocks, characterise the orbital environment
and deliver signal broadcasting using two transmission channels in parallel.
GIOVE B is being developed by Galileo Industries, a European consortium
comprising Alcatel Space Industries (F), Alenia Spazio (I), Astrium GmbH
(D), Astrium Ltd (UK) and Galileo Sistemas y Servicios (E).
| Launch date: |
April 26, 2008 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
MEO |
| Inclination |
56 Degrees |
| Period |
14.1 h |
| Perigee |
23 200 km |
| Apogee |
23 200 km |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
32781 |
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HERSCHEL
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The European Space Agency's
Herschel
Space Observatory has the largest mirror ever built for a space
telescope. At 3.5-metres in diameter the mirror will collect long-wavelength
radiation from some of the coldest and most distant objects in the Universe.
In addition, Herschel will be the only space observatory to cover a spectral
range from the far infrared to sub-millimetre.
The objectives of this mission are to study the formation of galaxies in the
early universe and their subsequent evolution, investigate the creation of
stars and their interaction with the interstellar medium, to observe the
chemical composition of the atmospheres and surfaces of comets, planets and
satellites, and to examine the molecular chemistry of the universe.
| Launch date: |
14 May 2009 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
Lissajous orbit about L2 |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
xxxxx |
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PLANCK
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The European Space Agency's satellite
Planck will help provide answers to one of the most important sets of
questions asked in modern science - how did the Universe begin, how did it
evolve to the state we observe today, and how will it continue to evolve in
the future?
Planck's objective is to analyse, with the highest accuracy ever
achieved, the remnants of the radiation that filled the Universe immediately
after the Big Bang, which we observe today as the Cosmic Microwave
Background.
| Launch date: |
14 May 2009 |
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| Orbit parameters: |
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| Type |
Lissajous orbit about L2 |
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| NORAD Catalog Number: |
xxxxx |
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