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Projects
In a nutshell
Members of the Fédération Nanosats are involved in ambitious scientific projects. The variety of satellites, themes and scientific objectives addressed bear witness to the extraordinary capabilities of nanosatellites as a new vector for space exploration, and to the interest that communities have in them. From the study of the Earth’s atmosphere to the calibration of the cosmological background, nanosatellites have their place in all the disciplines of the sciences of the Earth and the Universe. The characteristics of nanosatellites also represent opportunities to develop and test innovative technologies that could potentially be used on larger satellites, which is a serious advantage.
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BIRDY
BIRDY is an interplanetary satellite concept designed to explore the internal structure of small bodies in the solar system (comets, asteroids, etc.) using inter-satellite links.
#SmallSolarObjecs, #SpaceAwareness
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CASSTOR
A technological and scientific demonstrator for UV spectropolarimetry, CASSTOR aims to pave the way for a whole new field of observation for future space missions.
#Stars
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CIRCUS
CIRCUS is a nanosatellite project designed to map the layers of the Earth’s ionosphere using quasi-thermal plasma noise spectroscopy and mutual impedance measurements.
#Ionosphere
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ExoLight
ExoLight is a technological demonstrator for future projects involving larger-scale interferometers designed to study the light from the dust around stars.
#InterstellarDust
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IGOSat
IGOSat aims to study the gamma-ray environment and the content of high-energy electrons at the level of the SAA anomaly and the polar cones.
#Ionosphere
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IR-Coaster
IRCoaster is a project to study the interaction of the space environment with organic matter, in particular by analysing the effects of solar radiation on the latter.
#SolarRadiation, #OrganicMatter
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Meteorix
Meteorix is a nanosatellite dedicated to detecting and characterising meteors and space debris, in particular by measuring their entry fluxes into the Earth’s atmosphere.
#Meteoroids #SpaceAwareness
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Noire
NOIRE is a technological concept for a radio interferometric observatory comprising a swarm of around 50 nanosatellites orbiting the Moon.
#Interferometry
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OGSM-SA
OGSM-SA is a technological demonstrator of the additive printing structure and the behaviour of the platform at launch and during a space stay.
#TechnologyDemonstrator
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Teracube
Teracube is a nanosatellite concept designed to study planetary atmospheres using a new generation of ultra-compact receivers.
#PlanetaryAtmosphere
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Vamos
Vamos is dedicated to monitoring the seismic activity of Venus by observing the signature of waves propagating in the atmosphere.
#Venus
Other projects led by our members
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InspireSat
INSPIRE-SAT is complementary to UVSQ-SAT, dedicated to the study of the Earth’s radiation budget and designed to validate the constellation approach.
#Climate
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PicSat
PicSat est un nanosatellite dédié à l’observation du passage de la jeune exoplanète Beta Picotais b devant son étoile Beta Pictoris.
#exoplanete
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UVSQ-Sat
UVQS-SAT is a project dedicated to the study of climate and sun-Earth interactions, in order to establish a radiation budget for the Earth and solar spectral irradiance.
#Climate
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CosmoCal
CosmoCal is a project aimed at surveying objects at millimetre wavelengths in order to calibrate experiments on the CMB.
#Cosmology
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NanoMagSat
NanoMagSat is a project for a constellation of 3 nanosatellites to observe the Earth’s magnetic field and ionospheric environment.
#Magnetisme