PICASSO-BEL

Photo PICASSO-BEL

46281
Spacetrack Directory Number
2020-09-03
Orbit launches
405.03 km
Average height
27609.2 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information PICASSO-BEL - TTU100

Spacetrack Directory Name PICASSO-BEL
Alternative name TTU100
Orbit launches 2020-09-03 g.02:00
Country/organisation of origin Belgia (BEL)
Starting point FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana)
Perigee 528 km/h
Apogee 535 km
Height PICASSO-BEL 405.03 km

Additional information PICASSO-BEL

Measure ozone distribution in the stratosphere, estimate the temperature profile up to the mesosphere, and characterise the plasma in the ionosphere. 

Demonstrate a scientific capacity for atmospheric remote sensing with VISION (the hyper-spectral imager) and in situ measurements with SLP (Sweeping Langmuir Probe). This capacity is also strategic for planetary exploration. 2 scientific experiments for Earth observation. VISION, to retrieve vertical profiles of ozone and t°, via Sun occultation. SLP, to study the ionosphere (e-, ions and t°).

Sweeping Langmuir Probe will measure electron density and temperature in the plasma around the satellite. Ozone in the high atmosphere is critical for life on Earth as it shields the Sun''s UV radiation, so accurate and timely information about its density is critical for humanity. PICASSO aims to show that such measurements can be successfully done with very small satellites.

satellite PICASSO-BEL Date of exalting 03.09.2020y. Average height of ISS PICASSO-BEL hundred 405.03 km. Average velocity PICASSO-BEL is 27609.2 km/h. Inclination PICASSO-BEL satellite 97.37°.


Average orbit height PICASSO-BEL

Average velocity PICASSO-BEL

Average inclination PICASSO-BEL

Update time: 2024-04-09 23:14:08
Average height of ISS PICASSO-BEL is: 405.03km
Average velocity PICASSO-BEL is: 27609.2km/h
Average orbit height PICASSO-BEL is: 97.37°
PICASSO-BEL a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2020-09-03