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 by Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) Oct 20, 2020
A total of 53 small satellites ("cubesats") have been launched on an Arianespace Vega launch vehicle from French Guiana, including the PICASSO (PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations) cubesat. An international collaboration led by the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy for the European Space Agency, the satellite was built by AAC Clyde Space (Scotland) with instrumentation provided by VTT Finland and the Centre Spatial de Liege (Belgium). Isle of Man company ManSat was proud to provide regulatory support for the mission by supporting the spectrum application to the International Telecommunication Union. Just 30x10x10 cm in size and with a mass of 3.5 kg, PICASSO aims to demonstrate that cubesats have reached the technological maturity to carry out vital, compelling scientific observations. PICASSO will measure properties of the Earth's upper atmosphere, such as the distribution of ozone in the stratosphere, the temperature profile of the mesosphere, and plasma characteristics of the ionosphere. Such observations are important for understanding atmospheric processes, which directly impact life on Earth. ManSat Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Jennifer Stone, said, "This is a great example of small companies working together to do big things in space. ManSat congratulates all on the successful launch of PICASSO and is very pleased to have been asked to play a small part. We look forward to the results of this exciting mission."
Kleos Space's launch team arrive in India for final preparations before launch Luxembourg (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 Kleos Space S.A, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, confirms that their team mission experts have arrived in Chennai, India in preparation for the launch of Kleos' four Scouting Mission nanosatellites aboard PSLV C49 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, with launch targeted for the 1st half of November 2020. Despite the unprecedented 2020 challenges of the launch industry to follow schedule, Kleos Space's Gavin Bowyer supported by Ed Stevens from In-Sp ... read more
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