STAR VIBE
Small Telescope for Advanced Reconnaissance Vision Inspection Boom Experiment
Mission details
- Mission time: 2022 - 2023
- Start: 03.01.2023
- Partner: Demo mission
- Type:
About STAR VIBE mission
Scanway’s first in-orbit demonstration mission validating Earth observation and satellite self-inspection systems.
STAR VIBE is a demonstration mission launched on January 3, 2023, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket during the Transporter-6 mission.
The 6U CubeSat platform, developed by German Orbital Systems, serves to validate the STAR optical payload and VIBE satellite self-inspection system in low Earth orbit.
SOP 3U/50
Scanway Optical Payload
The SOP 3U/50 (STAR – Small Telescope for Advanced Reconnaissance) is a visible-spectrum Earth observation telescope developed by Scanway.
Designed for integration with CubeSat-class platforms, the system was tested in space conditions to verify functionality and raise its Technology Readiness Level (TRL) to 9.
GSD
25 m
OBSERVED AREA
102,4 x 76,8 km
TRL 9
210 x 77 x 100 mm
APERTURE
50,8 mm
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