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ROBUSTA 3A [University of Montpellier II]
ROBUSTA 3A (Radiation on Bipolar Test for University Satellite Application), also called Méditerranée, is a Cubesat project of the University of Montpellier II with a both scientific and educational mission.
The CubeSat (3U) has following mission:
- the Méditerranée scientific mission in partnership with Météo France to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts around the Mediterranean basin and in particular the forecast of the Cévenol episodes;
- a humanitarian mission in partnership with associations to provide a means of communication between schools located in Burkina Faso in cut-off areas of networks and partner schools in France;
- an engineering mission that will test and qualify an on-board equipment, the Star Tracker, a system of attitude determination in space.
| Nation: | France |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | University of Montpellier II |
| Contractors: | University of Montpellier II |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 2 years |
| Mass: | 3.6 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBUSTA 3A (Méditerranée) | 2024-128J | 09.07.2024 | Ko ELA-4 | Ariane-62 | with Ariane VA-262 Dummy, Nyx Bikini, SpaceCase SC-X01, OOV-Cube, Curium One, CURIE A, B, Replicator, GRBBeta, 3Cat 4, ISTSAT 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- CSUM: CSUM Projects
Further ROBUSTA missions:
