RAL Space @ Nanosats Database

Name	RAL Space
Products Services	Camera / Imager
Constellations	Weather Hyperspectral Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder, a first of its kind, designed to provide global moisture and temperature profiles, allowing for a constellation for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Status: Unknown Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Location	UK
Established	1957
Oneliner	RAL Space carry out world-class science research and technology development with significant involvement in more than 210 instruments on missions to date.
Notes	Presentation from iCubeSat 2018. Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Constellation of Nanosatellites for Climate change And Mitigation (HYMS CONCAM), RAL Space, STFC, £494,022, 2020-12-07. Own constellation plans unclear. May be a payload on Spire. "Spire adding microwave sounders to improve weather forecasts", 2024-07-20.
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Status	Active in nanosatellites

Own nanosats to be launched	SPEQTRE (QKD Cubesat)

Last modified: 2024-10-01