HENON Spacecraft

HENON
HENON
Spacecraft HENON (HEliospheric pioNeer for sOlar and interplanetary threats defeNce)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 12U
Status not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher not launched
Organization Argotec
Institution Company
Entity Commercial
Headquarters Italy
Partners Argotec, INAF, SpaceDys
Oneliner

Demonstrate near real-time in-situ monitoring of the space environment to provide near real time alerts with increased warning time.

Description

Space weather measurements in Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) for 3-hour advanced warning of solar storms when on the sunward side. 

Main objective: Demonstrate near real-time in-situ monitoring of the space environment to provide near real time alerts with increased warning time.

Secondary objectives:

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Keywords Propulsion

Last modified: 2025-01-01

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