O lansare interesanta a avut loc pe 16 septembrie: racheta europeana Vega a lansat din Kourou, Guiana Franceza, 5 sateliti: PeruSAT 1, primul satelit de clasa mare al Agentiei Spatiale Peruane (CONIDA), dar si 4 sateliti ai companiei TerraBella, SkySat 4,5,6 si 7.
PeruSAT 1 este un satelit de tip Earth Observation, care va livra dintr-o orbita SSO cu altitudinea de 695 km si inclinatia de 98.2 grade, imagini cu rezolutie mergand pana la 70 cm. Platforma, construita de Airbus, cantareste 430 kg la lansare si a costat peste 200 de milioane de euro, cost care include si transferul de tehnologie necesar operarii satelitului. PerúSAT-1 foloseste standardul AstroBus-S, este o platforma stabilizata triaxial, de forma paralelipipedica, cu dimensiunile 1.0 m x 1.0 m x 1.7 m. Durata minima de operar...
[Read more]
|
Spacecraft Virtual Models
Planets Virtual Models
ESA TOP NEWS
|
3D Navigation
Navigate and explore geographic data on 3D. We've created an interface to the Google Earth plugin that enables you to quickly access and explore locations
on Earth as well as in space. The rich interface allows you to easily switch or jump between the built-in coordinates on Earth, various planets, galaxies
and stars. The application will be under constant development and new locations and features will be added.
Currently available features provide the tools to visualize specific predefined coordinates like:
Latest Space Alliance Articles:
Science articles
News headlines
|