BackForward Satellite: GNOMES-5 

Satellite details
Acronym GNOMES-5
Full name GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellites
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Fifth satellite of a constellation of micro-satellites, designed for maintaining up to 20 flight units.
  • Orbit heights ranging around 600 km, possibly sunsynchronous, depending on the launch of opportunity.
  • Main missions: radio occultation sounding.

Substantial contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch 30 kg Dry mass
Power
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • TBD
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 645 km
ECT TBD

 

Space agency PlanetiQ
Status Commissioning
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 16 Aug 2024 EOL ≥2028
Last update: 2024-08-19
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GNOMES-5

Acronym Full name
Pyxis-RO Pyxis-RO
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