Engineering:Phi-Sat-2
| Names | ɸ-Sat-2, Phi-Sat-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technological Demonstrator / Earth Observation |
| Operator | ESA |
| Website | ESA ɸ-Sat-2[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 6U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Open Cosmos, CGI, Ubotica, Simera CH Innovative, CEiiA, GEO-K and KP Labs |
| Dimensions | approx. 100 mm × 200 mm × 300 mm (3.9 in × 7.9 in × 11.8 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 months after contract negotiations[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO)[1] |
Phi-Sat-2 (also known as ɸ-Sat-2) is an Earth observation CubeSat mission from the European Space Agency (ESA) platform capable of running AI apps directly on board. What makes Phi-Sat-2 particularly noteworthy is its utilization of the NanoSat MO Framework, a modular and open-source platform designed for small satellite missions.[1]
The NanoSat MO Framework enhances the satellite's flexibility and adaptability, allowing for efficient integration of AI technologies into its operational workflow through Apps that can be installed on-board. The AI Apps will be able to do different activities such as transforming a satellite image to a street map, detecting clouds, detect and classify maritime vessels, and to perform image compression using AI.[1][2]
Mission Consortium
The ɸ-Sat-2 mission consortium is composed of the following companies:
Payload and Communications
The mission includes the following payload devices:
- On-board Computer from Open Cosmos
- Multi-spectral Optical Camera from Simera CH Innovative (expected 4.75 m ground resolution)
- AI processor: Intel Movidius Myriad 2 from Ubotica[5][1]
The AI technology used in the mission is based on the Intel Movidius Myriad 2 vision processing unit, which is designed to provide high-performance, low-power processing for computer vision applications. The Myriad 2 is integrated into the spacecraft and is used to process and analyze the images captured by the hyperspectral camera in near real-time. The AI processor was already adopted on the previous Phi-Sat-1 mission.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "ESA - Next artificial intelligence mission selected". ESA. 4 September 2020. https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Ph-sat/Next_artificial_intelligence_mission_selected.
- ↑ Pastena, Massimiliano; Melega, Nicola (2021). "Overview of Esa Earth Observation Cubesats Missions". Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXV. SPIE. p. 30. doi:10.1117/12.2597557. ISBN 9781510645608. https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/11858/1185814/Overview-of-ESA-Earth-observation-CubeSats-missions/10.1117/12.2597557.short. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "GEO-K is partner of ɸ-Sat-2! The ESA Artificial Intelligence Earth Observation Mission". GEO-K. 10 February 2021. https://www.geo-k.co/2021/02/10/european-artificial-intelligence-earth-observation-mission/.
- ↑ "KP Labs top 10 in 2020". KP Labs. 13 September 2021. https://kplabs.space/blog/kp-labs-top-10-in-2020/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Europe is falling behind in AI, we need to launch our second machine learning-powered satellite soon, says ESA". The Register. https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/09/esa_ai_satellite/.
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