QB50
"An international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere and re-entry research"
| Coordinatore | INSTITUT VON KARMAN DE DYNAMIQUE DES FLUIDES
Organization address
address: CHAUSSEE DE WATERLOO 72 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.qb50.eu/project.php |
| Totale costo | 11˙778˙712 € |
| EC contributo | 7˙998˙703 € |
| Programma | FP7-SPACE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space |
| Code Call | FP7-SPACE-2011-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-11-01 - 2016-10-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUT VON KARMAN DE DYNAMIQUE DES FLUIDES
Organization address
address: CHAUSSEE DE WATERLOO 72 contact info |
BE (RHODE SAINT GENESE) | coordinator | 4˙624˙627.29 |
| 2 |
ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space BV
Organization address
address: MOLENGRAAFFSINGEL 12-14 contact info |
NL (Delft) | participant | 1˙497˙992.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: GOWER STREET contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 821˙684.75 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Organization address
address: Stag Hill contact info |
UK (GUILDFORD) | participant | 600˙000.00 |
| 5 |
AIRBUS DS GMBH
Organization address
address: ROBERT KOCH STRASSE 1 contact info |
DE (TAUFKIRCHEN) | participant | 100˙000.00 |
| 6 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Organization address
address: Stevinweg 1 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 100˙000.00 |
| 7 |
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Organization address
address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 contact info |
CH (LAUSANNE) | participant | 99˙913.85 |
| 8 |
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
Organization address
address: 51-61 Route de Verneuil contact info |
FR (LES MUREAUX) | participant | 50˙000.00 |
| 9 |
SA KHRISTIANOVICH INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS OF SIBERIAN BRANCH OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OFSCIENCE*ITAM OF SB RAS
Organization address
address: INSTITUTSKAYA 4/1 contact info |
RU (NOVOSIBIRSK) | participant | 50˙000.00 |
| 10 |
LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR ATMOSPHARENPHYSIK EV AN DER UNIVERSITAT ROSTOCK
Organization address
address: SCHLOSS STRASSE 6 contact info |
DE (KUHLUNGSBORN) | participant | 49˙998.00 |
| 11 |
INSTITUT D'AERONOMIE SPATIALE DE BELGIQUE
Organization address
address: Avenue Circulaire 3 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 4˙487.96 |
| 12 |
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Organization address
address: Linder Hoehe contact info |
DE (KOELN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
EADS Astrium Space Transportation GmbH
Organization address
address: HUNEFELDSTRASSE 1-5 contact info |
DE (BREMEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 14 |
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: YOUYI XILU 127 contact info |
CN (XI AN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
SPACE SYSTEMS INC CORPORATION
Organization address
address: FRANCIS AVENUE 2155 contact info |
US (SANTA CLARA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 16 |
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: SERRA MALL 450 contact info |
US (STANFORD) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The QB50 Project will demonstrate the possibility of launching a network of 50 CubeSats built by CubeSat teams from all over the world to perform first-class science and in-orbit demonstration in the largely unexplored middle and lower thermosphere. Space agencies are not pursuing a multi-spacecraft network for in-situ measurements in the middle and lower thermosphere because the cost of a network of 50 satellites built to industrial standards would be very high and not justifiable in view of the limited orbital lifetime. No atmospheric network mission for in-situ measurements has been carried out in the past or is planned for the future. A network of satellites for in-situ measurements in the middle and lower thermosphere can only be realised by using very low-cost satellites, and CubeSats are the only realistic option. The Project will demonstrate the sustained availability of a low-cost launch opportunities, for launching small payloads into low-Earth orbit; these could be microsatellites or networks of CubeSats or nanosats or many individual small satellites for scientific, technological, microgravity or biology research. The Project will include the development of a deployment system for the deployment into orbit of a large number of single, double or triple CubeSats. Once the system is developed for QB50 it can be easily adapted to other missions. QB50 will also provide a launch opportunity for key technology demonstration on IOD CubeSats such as formation flying and aerobrakes. All 50 CubeSats will be launched together into a circular orbit at approximately 380 km altitude. Due to atmospheric drag, the orbits of the CubeSats will decay and progressively lower and lower layers of the thermosphere will be explored without the need for on-board propulsion, perhaps down to 200 km. QB50 will be among the first CubeSat networks in orbit.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-co -funded project is preparing the ground to investigate the properties of the middle and lower thermosphere by performing in situ measurements with 50 miniaturised satellites.