BackForward Satellite: YAM-8 

Satellite details
Acronym YAM-8
Full name Yet Another Mission-8
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Satellite owned by LOFT
  • Satellite of a constellation of micro-satellites, designed for proving new Earth Observations from new instruments
  • 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
  • Data from PlanetIQ
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 540 km
ECT 12:00 asc

 

Space agency PlanetiQ , LOFT
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 15 Mar 2025 EOL ≥2028
Last update: 2026-05-11
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 YAM-8

Acronym Full name
Pyxis-RO Pyxis-RO
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