SEIRIOS Satellites

SEIRIOS
SEIRIOS
Spacecraft SEIRIOS
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Organization University of Tokyo
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Nation Japan
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Two CubeSats reflect the light from a celestial body and the micro-sat combines the two light to observe interferometric fringe with densified pupil spectroscopy interferometer.

Description

SEIRIOS is a pathfinder mission to demonstrate the formation flying space infrared interferometer with densified pupil spectroscopy. SEIRIOS is constructed by one 40-kg class micro-satellite and two 10-kg class 6U CubeSats.

Space infrared interferometer with densified pupil spectroscopy by three satellites. Wave length: 0.7-1um. Aperture diameter : 5cm.

Launched in docking. Initial operation and calibration are executed in docking form. After the calibration, the two Cubesats separate and start formation flying control to get interferometric fringe. The three satellites will form along-track straight line formation for formation flying interferometer demonstration.

The micro-satellite is placed at the center of the two CubeSats, and the CubeSats keep a constant distance between 5 to 50-m from the micro-satellite. Two CubeSats reflect the light from a celestial body and the micro-sat combines the two light to observe interferometric fringe with densified pupil spectroscopy interferometer.

As an extra success, we targets high-resolution imaging of solar system object like Europa by multiple interferometric fringe data at the multiple point in the UV-plane.

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Keywords Formation flying, Propulsion, Intersatellite links

Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launcher Launch date Orbit
SEIRIOS Line 1 not launched not launched 2025-12-31 not launched
SEIRIOS Line 2 not launched not launched 2025-12-31 not launched

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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