Engineering:Corvus-IOV
| Mission type | Space domain awareness technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Website | spacemanic |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 6U CubeSat |
| Bus | Corvus |
| Manufacturer | Template:Country data CZ Spacemanic |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2027 (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Corvus-IOV is a future Czech technology demonstration satellite under development by the Brno-based company Spacemanic with the support of the European Space Agency's Pioneer Partnership Project.[1][2][3] Its goal is to validate the company's Corvus nanosatellite platform, named after the constellation Corvus, designed to support operational CubeSat missions for Earth observation, communications, space domain awareness, and other applications.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The 6U CubeSat-type satellite will include an optical payload for monitoring space debris.[10][11][3] The satellite is expected to launch in mid-2027 on Falcon 9's mission Transporter-21.[10][12][13]
See also
- List of Czech satellites
References
- ↑ space_admin (2024-02-10). "Unveiling Spacemanic: Pioneering Nanosatellite Solutions for a New Era of Space Exploration" (in en). https://spacetech-gulf.com/2024/02/unveiling-spacemanic/.
- ↑ "Pioneer – Creating new space mission providers" (in en). https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/Pioneer_Creating_new_space_mission_providers.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pioneer" (in en-GB). https://resilience.esa.int/archives/partnership-projects/pioneer.
- ↑ "Spacemanic dostali Slováky poprvé do vesmíru. A u hvězd zůstávají" (in cs). https://www.businessinfo.cz/clanky/spacemanic-dostali-slovaky-poprve-do-vesmiru-a-u-hvezd-zustavaji/.
- ↑ "Slovensko-české satelity bodují na orbitě a míří na Měsíc | WIRED" (in cs). 2025-06-27. https://www.wired.cz/clanky/100-percent-mission-success-slovensko-ceske-satelity-boduji-na-orbite-a-miri-na-mesic.
- ↑ "Kosmické Brno | 13 – Spacemanic / Corvus EQM – Kosmonautix.cz" (in cs). https://kosmonautix.cz/2025/12/13/kosmicke-brno-13-spacemanic-corvus-eqm/.
- ↑ "Přednáška společnosti Spacemanic | Ústav radioelektroniky". https://www.urel.fekt.vut.cz/prednaska-spolecnosti-spacemanic.
- ↑ "CORVUS 6U CubeSat Platform" (in en). https://catalog.orbitaltransports.com/corvus-6u-cubesat-platform/.
- ↑ "Corvus 6U Nanosatellite Bus - SPACEMANIC | Satellite Bus & Platform". https://www.satnow.com/products/satellite-bus-platforms/spacemanic/45-1229-corvus-6u-nanosatellite-bus.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "CORVUS" (in en-US). https://spacemanic.com/missions/corvus-iov-cubesat-mission/.
- ↑ Spacemanic (2023-11-28). "CORVUS: Spacemanic’s Advanced Nanosatellite Platform unveiled during the Czech Space Week" (in en-US). https://spacemanic.com/corvus-spacemanics-advanced-nanosatellite-platform-unveiled-during-the-czech-space-week/.
- ↑ "Our flagship 6U 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘃𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 is officially 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 in summer 2027. Corvus is being developed by Spacemanic under the 𝗘𝗦𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿… | Spacemanic" (in en). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spacemanic_our-flagship-6u-%F0%9D%97%96%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%98%83%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%BD%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%97%BC-activity-7473738364010020864-ho8d.
- ↑ SUBSYSTEMS CUBESAT PLATFORMS SERVICES (archived)
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