PROVE Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft	PROVE (Pointable Radiometer for Observation of Volcanic Emissions)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Entity name	University of Bristol
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Nation	UK
Operator	In-house?
Oneliner	Visual and TIR imaging payload optimized for observation of volcanic ash clouds for 3D reconstruction.
Description	PROVE Pathfinder's aim is to image volcanic ash plumes from several different locations and aspects along its orbital trajectory. These images will be used to gain more knowledge of the ash cloud, useful in protecting civil aviation in the case of large-scale volcanic eruptions with ash associated.
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Related Spacecraft

Satellite	Status	Launcher	Launch	Orbit
PROVE Pathfinder A (Pointable Radiometer for Observation of Volcanic Emissions)	cancelled (Project was simplified to the payload only. PROVE Pathfinder was developed as a 2U payload to be integrated and flown on a commercial 6U platform.)	cancelled	x_cancelled	cancelled
PROVE Pathfinder B (Pointable Radiometer for Observation of Volcanic Emissions)	cancelled (Project was simplified to the payload only. PROVE Pathfinder was developed as a 2U payload to be integrated and flown on a commercial 6U platform.)	cancelled	x_cancelled	cancelled

Last modified: 2024-12-19