Name | Juventas |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Organisation | ESA (European Space Agency) |
Institution | Space agency |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation (HQ) | France |
Nation (AIT) | Denmark |
Manufacturer | AIVT by GomSpace |
Costs | $13 million to deliver spacecraft and payloads. Single platform: $7.2M for GomSpace |
Oneliner |
Carry a low-frequency radar for subsurface sounding as well as a gravimeter to measure both asteroids' gravity fields. |
Description |
Carry a low-frequency radar for subsurface sounding as well as a gravimeter to measure both asteroids' gravity fields. It will also perform radio science measurements and measure the forces involved in its concluding landing on the smaller of the two asteroids, at the end of its month-long mission. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Keywords | Beyond Earth orbit, Propulsion, Asteroid prospecting, Steerable Solar Arrays |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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