Name | SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational (Post on social media on 2021-08-10) |
Launched | 2020-09-02 |
NORAD ID | 46279 |
Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Vega (Small Satellite Mission Service) |
Organisation | Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium |
Institution | Institute |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | Belgium |
Manufacturer | AIVT by ISISpace |
Operator | ISISpace |
Partners | KU Leuven University, ESA (European Space Agency) |
Oneliner |
Measure the Total Solar Irradiance and Earth Radiation Budget climate variables with a miniaturized radiometer instrument. |
Description |
Study the feasibility to monitor with the same instrument both the incoming solar radiation and the earths outgoing radiation. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
COTS subsystems |
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Subsystems sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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