VENµS
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UTC--> | launch_rocket = Vega | launch_site = Kourou | launch_contractor = Arianespace | entered_service = | declared = August 2024 | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous 2 day repeating | orbit_periapsis = 720 km (first phase) / 410 km (second phase) | orbit_apoapsis = 720 km (first phase) / 410 km (second phase) | orbit_inclination = 98.27 degrees | orbit_period = | apsis = gee | instruments = Super Spectral Camera (VSSC), Israeli Hall Effect Thruster (IHET) | telescope_name = Ritchey-Chretien telescope | telescope_type = Cassegrain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Earth observation satellite
- Operator
- CNES
- Manufacturer
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Image
- VENμS Hall effect thruster5.JPG
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- Commons category
- VENμS
- space launch vehicle
- Vega
- type of orbit
- low Earth orbit
- orbital inclination
- 98.2
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2017-08-02
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Mission
- Scientific mission
- Technological mission
- Platform
- Ground control station
- See also
- References
- External links
Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite (VENμS) is a near polar Sun-synchronous orbit microsatellite. It is a joint project of the Israeli Space Agency and CNES. The project was started in April 2005 and was launched on 2 August 2017. The microsatellite was designed and built by IAI and Rafael under ISA's supervision at a cost of US$20 million for the ISA and €10 million for CNES.
For the mission, CNES is responsible for supplying the superspectral camera and the science mission center. The ISA is responsible for the satellite control center, the technological mission and payload (Israeli Hall effect Thruster and autonomous mission), the spacecraft, and the launcher interface.
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