| Spacecraft name | CHESS (Constellation of High Energy Swiss Satellites) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Entity name | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EFPL) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Switzerland |
| Partners | PSI (Paul Scherrer Institut), FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), University of Bern, ETH Zurich |
| Oneliner |
Study the chemical composition of Earth’s exosphere using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. |
| Description |
Study high energy astrophysics with a hard X-ray Compton polarimeter as main payload. Triple objective:
These observations will be used both for space industry applications and for scientific research (data correlation with other missions such as Solar Orbiter and LIGO-Virgo gravitational wave observatories). One satellite will be equipped with a Time of Flight camera developed at Advanced Quantum Architecture Lab, EPFL. The target is to demonstrate if such a camera can be more competent than current rendezvous radars to track the other satellites of the constellation. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
Related Spacecraft
| Satellite | Status | Rocket | Date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESS A (Constellation of High Energy Swiss Satellites) | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| CHESS B (Constellation of High Energy Swiss Satellites) | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
