Astrium, CNES: Myriade

 

DEMETER [CNES]

Myriade is the name given to a micro-satellite product line being developed jointly by Astrium and the French Space Agency CNES since 1998. The Myriade program is principally designed for scientific, application and technology missions, in response to increasing demand from the scientific community for quicker, cheaper access to space, with the accent on enhanced payload capacity in terms of mass, power, pointing accuracy, telemetry and processing and orbit control propulsion. The program is also envisaged for institutional or export opportunities. The first mission flying this platform will be CNES’ scientific microsat DEMETER in 2004, followed by the French MoD system for electro-magnetic environment analysis, Essaim, scheduled for launch in 2004.

Astrium is working in collaboration with the French space agency CNES to develop the Myriade micro-satellite product line. CNES missions are manufactured in-house by CNES, while commercial and other governmental missions are produced by Astrium.
 

 

Satellite Date   Launcher Weight (kg) Remarks:
Launch BOL

Myriade
 
DEMETER 29.06.2004 Dnepr-1 130  
ELISA 1 2010 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat 135  
ELISA 2 2010 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat 135  
ELISA 3 2010 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat 135  
ELISA 4 2010 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat 135  
Essaim 1 18.12.2004 Ariane-5G+ 120  
Essaim 2 18.12.2004 Ariane-5G+ 120  
Essaim 3 18.12.2004 Ariane-5G+ 120  
Essaim 4 18.12.2004 Ariane-5G+ 120  
FBM cancelled VLS-1 100  
MICROSCOPE 2010 180  
PARASOL 18.12.2004 Ariane-5G+ 120  
Picard 2010 Dnepr-1 100  
SPIRALE A 12.02.2009 Ariane-5ECA 120  
SPIRALE B 12.02.2009 Ariane-5ECA 120  
TARANIS 2011 152  

Astrosat100
 
AlSat 2A 2010 PSLV  
AlSat 2B PSLV  
SSOT 2010 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat 135  

  

Further BAe / Matra Marconi / EADS Astrium and Dornier / EADS Astrium satellite busses:
 
BAe / Matra Marconi / EADS Astrium and Dornier Dornier / EADS Astrium

Source: Astrium website

Last update: 27.09.2009
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