MH-1 (AEROS) Satellite - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft	MH-1 (AEROS, AEROS-MH1)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	Operational? (Clear reports not found but object identified as of 2024-05-26)
Launched	2024-03-04
NORAD ID	59145
Deployer	EXOpod Nova 12U/16U [Exolaunch]
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Transporter-10)
Organisation	CEiiA
Institution	Non-profit
Entity	Academic / Education
Nation	Portugal
Manufacturer	AIVT by ?
Operator	?
Partners	Thales Edisoft, MIT Portugal Program, SpinWorks, Dstelecom, University of Minho, University of Porto, University of Algarve
Costs	Investment of €2.8 million funded by PT2020.
Oneliner	Pathfinder toward a future ocean-observing constellation targeting the Portuguese Atlantic region
Description	Pathfinder toward a future ocean-observing constellation, which will operate in a 500 km Sun-Synchronous orbit, targeting the Portuguese Atlantic region. AEROS features a miniaturized, high-resolution Hyperspectral Imager (HSI), a 5MP RGB camera, and a Software Defined Radio (SDR) to interface with Argos, a globally distributed system of remote platforms that collect and relay oceanographic and meteorological data. These sensors will facilitate the advancement of Portuguese scientific and technological knowledge, and international space industry partnerships, with data processed and aggregated for end-users in a new web-based Data Analysis Center (DAC). The AEROS is the result of a groundbreaking collaboration effort lead by Thales Edisoft Portugal and CEiiA // Centre of Engineering and Product Development, with Portuguese companies Spin.Works and dstelecom, as well as relevant research institutes and universities, namely Universidade do Minho, FCUP Faculdade de Ciências UP, Universidade do Algarve, Instituto Superior Técnico/ IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, +ATLANTIC CoLAB , Instituto Do Mar /Okeanos-UAc, AIR Centre - Atlantic International Research Centre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT Portugal Program. The name MH-1 honors Manuel Heitor, Portugal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education between 2015-2022 and Portuguese Secretary of State of Science, Technology and Higher Education between 2005-2011. Heitor has been a longtime supporter of international partnerships, including the CMU Portugal Program, and of all its initiatives, strengthening the relationship between Carnegie Mellon and the Portuguese scientific and innovation ecosystem throughout the years. Investment: The project AEROS Constellation (045911) is co-financed by the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalisation - COMPETE 2020, the North Portugal Regional Operational Program – NORTE 2020 and by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) under MIT Portugal Program, with a total cost of 2.786.748,78 EUR, being supported by the EU FEDER 1.884.426,49 EUR.
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COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Open Cosmos
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Last modified: 2024-05-29