Performances of swap on-board PROBA-2

J.-P. Halain; D. Berghmans; J.-F. Defise; P. Rochus; B. Nicula; A. de Groof; D. Seaton

doi:10.1117/12.2309237

20 November 2017 Performances of swap on-board PROBA-2

J.-P. Halain, D. Berghmans, J.-F. Defise, P. Rochus, B. Nicula, A. de Groof, D. Seaton

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Proceedings Volume 10565, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2010; 105650S (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309237
Event: International Conference on Space Optics—ICSO 2010, 2010, Rhodes Island, Greece

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The PROBA2 mission has been launched on 2nd November2009 with a Rockot launcher to a Sunsynchronous orbit at an altitude of 725 km. Its nominal operation duration is two years with possible extension of 2 years. PROBA2 is a small satellite developed under an ESA General Support Technology Program (GSTP) contract to perform an in-flight demonstration of new space technologies and support a scientific mission for a set of selected instruments. The mission is tracked by the ESA Redu Mission Operation Center.

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J.-P. Halain, D. Berghmans, J.-F. Defise, P. Rochus, B. Nicula, A. de Groof, and D. Seaton "Performances of swap on-board PROBA-2", Proc. SPIE 10565, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2010, 105650S (20 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309237

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