| Spacecraft name | CELESTA (ROBUSTA 1D, CErn Latchup Experiment STudent sAtellite) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Was operational until 2022-12-20? (SatNOGS reports are continuing as of 2022-12-20 but AMSAT France blog called end to the mission on 2022-12-18 and PA0DL0 said same on 2022-09-19) |
| Launched | 2022-07-13 |
| NORAD ID | 53111 |
| Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Vega C |
| Entity name | University of Montpellier |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Country | France |
| Launch brokerer | SAB Launch Services |
| Partners | CERN |
| Oneliner |
In-orbit testing of a radiation monitor and a single event latch-up experiment. |
| Description |
In-orbit testing of a radiation monitor and a single event latch-up experiment. Twofold setup of a combined radiation monitoring unit based on the CERN Radiation Monitor (RadMon) system coupled with a Single Event Latch-up (SEL) test station. RadMon technology has already been fully demonstrated and validated at CERN for its ground application and it is being optimized to comply with space applications constraints. The payload and the entire CubeSat will be qualified at CERN High energy AcceleRator Mixed field facility (CHARM) in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) equivalent radiation field. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Keywords | MEO orbit, Beyond LEO orbit |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
