PICARD Centre de Mission: Preparation and Exploitation

Personnes :

• Dr.  DEWITTE Steven - Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique (IRM)
  Coordinateur du projet
  Partenaire financé belge
  Durée: 1/10/2005-30/9/2008
  

Description :

The project covers support to the development of a mission centre for the microsatellite PICARD, with foreseen launch in 2008. PICARD is developed by the French space agency CNES and will carry the following instruments: 1) SODISM for the measurement of the solar diameter, developed by CNRS-SA (France), 2) SOVAP for the measurement of the Total Solar Irradiance, developed by RMIB, 3) PREMOS with sunphotometers and for the measurement of the Total Solar Irradiance, developed by PMOD (Switzerland).

Satellite(s) or flight opportunity(ies):

- PICARD

Field of research:

Space Sciences: Solar and Plasma Physics / Earth Observation: Meteorology and Climatology