Engineering:Ingenio (satellite)
| Mission type | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
|---|---|
| Operator | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned)[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Launch mass | 830 kg[2] |
| Dry mass | 750 kg[2] |
| Power | 580 W[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2020[3] |
| Rocket | Vega |
| Launch site | Kourou ELV |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Polar |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Apogee altitude | 668 km |
Ingenio (or SEOSAT-Ingenio) is a Spain project to produce a satellite capable of providing wide-field imagery (230 60 km × 60 km frames a day) at 2.5 m panchromatic resolution and 10 m colour resolution, from a sun-synchronous polar orbit; it is Spain's first optical imaging satellite. The satellite is part of the Spanish Earth Observation Satellite program.[2]
Overview
The prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space Spain[1] and some parts of the satellite are being built by Thales Alenia Space.[4] Spacecraft construction was completed in 2019.[3]
On board instruments include a Multispectral Imager, a Panchromatic Imager, and an Ultraviolet and Visible Atmospheric Sounder.[2]
It was originally projected to launch in 2017; launch vehicle candidates included Vega, Rockot, Dnepr, Soyuz, and PSLV.[5]
In May 2019, the ESA and Arianespace signed a contract to launch Ingenio on a Vega rocket from Guiana Space Centre in 2020.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "INGENIO: the first Spanish optical Earth observation satellite". Airbus Defence and Space. http://www.space-airbusds.com/en/programme/ingenio-the-first-spanish-optical-earth-observation-satellite.html. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Satellite: SEOSat/Ingenio". World Meteorological Organization. 14 January 2017. https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/180. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Vega to take Spain’s SEOSAT–Ingenio into orbit". ESA. 20 May 2019. https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Vega_to_take_Spain_s_SEOSAT_Ingenio_into_orbit. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ "SEOSAT INGENIO" (in ES). Thales Alenia Space. 31 October 2008. https://www.thalesgroup.com/es/content/seosat-ingenio-0?pid=1576. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "SEOSat/Ingenio - Earth Observation Satellite of Spain". ESA. https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/seosat. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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