Project Details
Description
The Swedish Space Corporation and Kungliga Teknsike Högskolan Stockholm, has under contract to the Swedish government developed the smallest sientific spacecraft ever build. This satellite has been dubbed Astrid-2.
The Space Instrumentation Group, was selected to develop a miniature Star Imager to deliver high accuracy attitude measurements for this fast spinning platform.
The Astrid-2 was succesfully launched from Plesetsk in Russia December 10. 1998, and all instruments were succesfully comissioned during January 1999.
The Space Instrumentation Group, was selected to develop a miniature Star Imager to deliver high accuracy attitude measurements for this fast spinning platform.
The Astrid-2 was succesfully launched from Plesetsk in Russia December 10. 1998, and all instruments were succesfully comissioned during January 1999.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 01/01/1996 → 31/12/1999 |
Collaborative partners
- Technical University of Denmark (lead)
- Danish Meteorological Institute (Project partner)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Project partner)
- Aalborg University (Project partner)
- Swedish Space Corporation (Project partner)
Funding
- Unknown
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