Spacecraft name | ARGO |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | cancelled |
Entity name | EICAS Automazione |
Institution | Company |
Entity type | Commercial |
Nation | Italy |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Terran Orbital |
Operator | Terran Orbital |
Oneliner |
On-Orbit Demonstration Mission aimed at validation of a new generation of star trackers. |
Description |
On-Orbit Demonstration Mission aimed at validation of a new generation of star trackers. The program is co-funded by the European Commission through Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. PAYLOAD: Multicamera system for spacecraft autonomous attitude determination by means of star observation. |
Notes |
Tyvak website left an impression that it will be separate 6U CubeSat, but the star tracker flew on D-Orbit ION. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] |
COTS subsystems |
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Last modified: 2024-08-30