| Name | FUTURE (Fully aUtonomous feaTUre Recognition planetary Explorer) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2025 |
| Organisation | Politecnico di Milano |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Italy |
| Operator | In-house? |
| Partners | Politecnico di Milano, ASI, Tyvak International, Altec, Tyvak |
| Oneliner |
Technology demonstrator for optical navigation in LEO. |
| Description |
FUTURE will be a technology demonstrator for optical navigation in LEO. It will exploit features extracted from Earth, Moon images, and planetary triangulation to obtain knowledge on its own position. The results will be validated through GPS information, and may be used also for applications beyond Earth orbits. |
| Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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