Name | Proba-V Companion CubeSat (PVCC) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 12U |
Mass in kg | 18 kg |
Status | not launched, expected in 2023 |
Organisation | ESA (European Space Agency) |
Institution | Space agency |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | Belgium |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Aerospacelab |
Operator | Aerospacelab |
Oneliner |
Fly a cut-down version of the vegetation-monitoring instrument aboard the Earth-observing Proba-V with plans for constellation. |
Description |
Fly a cut-down version of the vegetation-monitoring instrument aboard the Earth-observing Proba-V to perform experimental combined observations with its predecessor. As part of that effort, the Proba-V Companion CubeSat will host a single telescope version of the Vegetation imager, left over from Proba-V development. The two missions will perform joint observations, to evaluate how well the instrument performs on a smaller, lower-cost platform. Aerospacelab will also gain operational experience to be applied to its planned constellation of geospatial-information-gathering small satellites. Aerospacelab (prime contractor), VITO (subcontractor, responsible for the user segment), OIP (subcontractor, responsible for providing the Proba-V spare spectral imager), and the support of Swedish Space Corporation for the ground stations in X- and S-bands in complement to the Belgian main ground station in Redu, at the European Space Security and Education Centre. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
COTS subsystems |
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Subsystems sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-10
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