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3 Sep 03:51
Sep 3 |
SSMS launch3 Sep The SSMS - Small Spacecraft Mission Service - is a dispenser that will carry 53 satellites into orbit, all launched at once by Europe's Vega launch vehicle in a proof-of-concept mission. Four ESA payloads are on board – the maritime microsatellite ESAIL, as well as a trio of ESA CubeSats: SIMBA (studying Earth’s radiation), Picasso (ozone-measuring) and FSSCat carrying the Phi-Sat-1 technology (artificial intelligence applied to Earth observation).
Launch date: 03 September 2020 (03:51 CEST) |