SCOUT-1 (EPS-MACCS) Satellites

SCOUT-1 (EPS-MACCS)
Spacecraft name SCOUT-1 (EPS-MACCS)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 12U
Entity name GomSpace
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation Denmark
Manufacturer AIVT by GomSpace
Operator GomSpace
Partners GomSpace, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL-SFTC, GomSpace (LU), GomSpace (SE), Enpulsion, Hyperion, KSAT
Costs Contract value is EUR 24,000,000. GomSpace revenue impact is EUR 10,000,000, whereof direct GomSpace revenue share will be EUR 7,000,000.
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Quantifying atmospheric processes in the upper troposphere and in the stratosphere.

Description

ESP-MACCS focusses on understanding and quantifying atmospheric processes in the upper troposphere and in the stratosphere. In particular, it will make observations in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes to observe gases such as water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and nitrous oxide as well as aerosols – all of which play a key role in the greenhouse effect and climate change.

The mission comprises three 12-litre CubeSats, each carrying thermal infrared spectrometer, as well as a visible near-infrared hyperspectral solar disk imager as a secondary instrument.

The ESP-MACCS industrial consortium consists of GomSpace (DK) as prime contractor, with Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL-SFTC, UK), GomSpace (LU), GomSpace (SE), Enpulsion (AT), Hyperion (NL) and KSAT (NO) as sub-contractors.

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COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - GomSpace
  • THRUSTER - Enpulsion IFM Nano Thruster
Subsystems sources [1]
Keywords Propulsion

Related Spacecraft

Spacecraft Status Rocket Date Orbit
SCOUT-1 A (EPS-MACCS, Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats, SCOUT) not launched not launched 2024-12-31 not launched
SCOUT-1 B (EPS-MACCS, Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats, SCOUT) not launched not launched 2024-12-31 not launched
SCOUT-1 C (EPS-MACCS, Earth System Processes Monitored in the Atmosphere by a Constellation of CubeSats, SCOUT) not launched not launched 2024-12-31 not launched

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