TIME HORIZON
2022-2023
This is our first demonstration mission, whose primary goal is to verify the performance of two optical payloads: an EO telescope and a system for auto-inspection of satellites. The mission preparation began in June 2021, and the mission was launched into orbit on board a Falcon 9 rocket, during the Transporter 6 mission on the January 3, 2023. Our optical payload was mounted to the 6U CubeSat satellite designed and developed by our partners, German Orbital Systems.
Project goals
Testing in space conditions (LEO):
Earth Observation Telescope, recording the visible spectrum (VIS) STAR (Small Telescope for Advanced Reconnaissance) Earth
System for self-inspection and self-diagnosis of satellites VIBE (Vision Inspection Boom Experiment)
Project results
Technology demonstrator on LEO
Validation of the technology
Raising the TRL to 9