HERMES-TP Satellites

HERMES-TP
HERMES-TP
HERMES-TP
Spacecraft name HERMES-TP (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Entity name INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics)
Institution Institute
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Headquarters Italy
Partners EU consortium: Universita' di Cagliari and Politecnico di Milano. Funded by Italian Space Agency and European Commission
Costs $3,950,000 for the whole consortium including 6 spacecraft (HERMES-SP, HERMES-TP) with launches and operations
Oneliner

Constellation of six 3U CubeSats that will mainly act as a pathfinder for GRBs detection with a distributed-astronomy concept.

Description

Realize a modular X/gamma-ray monitor for transient events. Achieve a significant impact on Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) science and on the detection of Gravitational Wave (GW) electromagnetic counterparts.

New generation of scintillators (e.g. GAGG:Ce) coupled with very performing Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD) and low noise Front-End-Electronics (FEE) are able to extend down to few keV the sensitivity band of the detector.

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Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launcher Date Orbit
HERMES-SP A (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched
HERMES-SP B (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched
HERMES-SP C (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched
HERMES-TP A (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched
HERMES-TP B (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched
HERMES-TP C (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched not launched 2024-12-30 not launched

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