Name | PICASSO (PICASSO-BEL, Pico-Satellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational (Official post on social media on 2020-09-03) |
Launched | 2020-09-02 |
NORAD ID | 46281 |
Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Vega (Small Satellite Mission Service) |
Organisation | Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy and the Royal Observatory of Belgium. |
Institution | Institute |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation (HQ) | Belgium |
Nation (AIT) | UK |
Manufacturer | AIVT by AAC Clyde Space |
Operator | AAC Clyde Space |
Oneliner | Retrieve vertical profiles of ozone via Sun occultation and study the ionosphere. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2021-08-18
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