MARSU Spacecraft

Spacecraft name MARSU (SPIRou/SPIP CubeSat, Millimag Astrophotometry of Red SPIRou/SPIP stars as a University space mission)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status cancelled
Organisation Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology (IRAP)
Institution Institute
Entity type Academic / Education
Country France
Oneliner

Study young and active dwarfs hosting transiting close-in exoplanets

Description

Achieve continuous (duty cycle >90%) photometric monitoring in the YJH bands (1-1.8um) for stars up to H~11, at a precision better than 1mmag for up to 10min exposure times, over continuous periods of up to 3months and simultaneously with SPIRou/SPIP observations.

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Last modified: 2024-12-29

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