BackForward Satellite: PRETTY 

Satellite details
Acronym PRETTY
Full name Passive Reflectometry and Dosimetry
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Single cubesat mission exploiting information from reflected GNSS signals.
  • Main mission is to measure the ice and sea ice surface elevation and roughness in the polar regions.
  • Significant contribution to soil moisture, freeze thaw state over permafrost, inundation and wetlands, and above ground biomass.
  • Contribution to space weather with Dosimetry.
Mass at launch Dry mass 6 kg
Power 24 W
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 579 km
ECT 11:00 desc

 

Space agency ESA
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 06 Oct 2023 EOL ≥2024
Last update: 2024-08-12
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 PRETTY

Acronym Full name
GNSS-R GNSS Reflectometer
Dosimeter Dosimeter
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Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
GPS S-S 1.1765 GHz 24 MHz RHCP GNSS reflected signal in L5 band