LEIC Spacecraft

LEIC
LEIC
Spacecraft LEIC
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 4U
Status not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher not launched
Entity name University of Leicester
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters UK
Partners Space Park Leicester, The Wolfson Foundation
Oneliner

Landing on the Moon with a suite of instruments similar to BioSentinel CubeSat.

Description

Fly a tech demo payload based on a SWIR camera. The project was funded by the The Wolfson Foundation.

In 2026, the LEIC, a 4U CubeSat, is planned to be launched, with the aim of landing on the Moon with a suite of instruments similar to BioSentinel CubeSat to investigate how lunar surface environment affects biological responses.

Notes

The pictures are from training at ISISpace and may not be the eventual satellite.

Sources [1] [2]
Photo sources [1]
COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - ISISpace

Last modified: 2024-12-26

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