OPS-SAT links for media
Online news, background and frequently asked questions
OPS-SAT FAQ for media 1 Dec 2019
OPS-SAT Fact sheet for Media 1 Dec 2019
Online news & background
- OPS-SAT - ESA mission page
- Sandbox satellite to test operations innovations in space
- OPS-SAT experimenter's day at ESOC − Your flying laboratory
- OPS-SAT − background from TU Graz (in German)
- Designing OPS-SAT at ESA's Concurrent Design Facility
- About ESA's SMILE Lab − OPS-SAT mission control
- ESA helps business fly in space
Technical information
- OPS-SAT − in-depth technical background
- Experimenter's community
Images
Artist's impressions
OPS-SAT desktop model
OPS-SAT engineering model ('Flatsat')
Testing
OPS-SAT mission control facilities at ESOC
- SMILE Lab, ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
- SMILE antenna, ESA/ESOC
- SMILE antenna, ESA/ESOC
Videos
Cheops launch on Arianespace VS23 - animation
Note: OPS-SAT is seen as one of the four small satellites in the multi-satellite deployer beneath Cheops at 00:33
OPS-SAT shaker testing at RUAG Space Austria
Interview with Prof Otto Koudelka, TU Graz
Head of the Institut für Kommunikationsnetze und Satellitenkommunikation (German, w/English subtitles)
Mission trailer
OPS-SAT: The Flying Laboratory