ENSO [Expleo]
ENSO (Expleo Nanosat for Solar-irradiance Observations) or ROBUSTA 1E (Radiation on Bipolar Test for University Satellite Application) is a Cubesat project of the University of Montpellier II and Expleo. The mission aims to help characterise the ionosphere by providing a signal to SANSA ground stations that measure solar activity and its impact on Earth.
Nation: | France |
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Type, Application: | Technology, ionosphere, solar |
Operator: | University of Montpellier II, Expleo |
Contractors: | University of Montpellier II (bus); Expleo (payload) |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 2 years |
Mass: | 1 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ENSO (ROBUSTA 1E) | 2023-185J | 01.12.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with 425 Project EO/IR Sat 1, µHETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1 |