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.

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

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

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

ExoLight

ExoLight is a technological demonstrator for future projects involving larger-scale interferometers designed to study the light from the dust around stars.

#InterstellarDust

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

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

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

Noire

NOIRE is a technological concept for a radio interferometric observatory comprising a swarm of around 50 nanosatellites orbiting the Moon.

#Interferometry

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

Teracube

Teracube is a nanosatellite concept designed to study planetary atmospheres using a new generation of ultra-compact receivers.

#PlanetaryAtmosphere

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

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

PicSat

PicSat est un nanosatellite dédié à l’observation du passage de la jeune exoplanète Beta Picotais b devant son étoile Beta Pictoris.

#exoplanete

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