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Learning from real-life experience - ESEO’s educational story continues19 October 2018 As ESEO (the European Student Earth Orbiter) just concluded its test campaign this week, the ESEO student teams have gathered yesterday in the Netherlands for a last precious lesson before the satellite is launched. For the past couple of weeks ESEO...
A step closer to launch - ESEO student satellite to enter final test phase 28 September 2018 Designing and launching a fully-functional satellite is the dream of many university students involved in space disciplines. The ESA Academy is helping to make this a reality with ESEO – the European Student Earth Orbiter. This student-...
About ESEO - the European Student Earth Orbiter23 July 2018
About ESEO - the European Student Earth Orbiter23 July 2018 The European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) is a micro-satellite mission to Low Earth Orbit developed, integrated, and tested by European university students. The student experiments on board ESEO include taking pictures of the Earth, measure radiation...
The ESEO Mission23 July 2018
The ESEO Mission23 July 2018 The ESEO mission builds on the ESA Education Office’s experience with previous satellite missions: SSETI Express (launched in 2005), the YES2 tether and re-entry capsule experiment (launched in 2007), and the student CubeSats launched in 2012, 2015 an...
The ESEO spacecraft23 July 2018
The ESEO spacecraft23 July 2018 The ESEO spacecraft measures 33x33x63cm (including antennas: 107cm) and weighs 45 kg. Its electrical power is generated by 3 solar panels positioned on 3 sides of the spacecraft along the +X, -X and –Y body axes. The attitude nominal attitude is nadir...
ESA’s student satellite takes important step towards space29 January 2013
ESA’s student satellite takes important step towards space29 January 2013 A new satellite mission designed by university students is entering the advanced stages of development. A new contract appoints ALMASpace, Italy, the prime contractor.
