SIMBA @ Nanosats Database

Name	SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance)
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. he main payload sensor is an electrical substitution cavity radiometer designed specifically to measure the total radiation. The ADCS, as a newly developed system including an experimental star tracker, will have its maiden flight with SIMBA, and will be tested for its functionality and performance. The satellite also incorporates an FM transponder which will be accessible to the radio amateur community at regular times during and after the conclusion of the nominal missions.
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COTS subsystems	ADCS - CubeSatPointing
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SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance)