SIMBA
Mission information
- Name
- SIMBA
- Alternate Names
- Sun-Earth Imbalance
- Satellite ID
- VSTX-5196-9784-0975-3350
- NORAD ID
- 46279
- Website
- https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/simba
- Country of Origin
-
Belgium
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image
Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2020-09-03T00:00:00+00:00
Description
SIMBA (Sun-Earth Imbalance), a 3U CubeSat mission led by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium, The objective is to measure the TSI (Total Solar Irradiance) and Earth Radiation Budget climate variables with a miniaturized radiometer instrument. This mission will help in the study of the global warming. This science mission will have a design lifetime of 3 years and the satellite performances will be monitored from ground station located in The Netherlands.
Not to be confused with the Italy-Kenyan animal monitoring satellite 47941
SatNOGS Links
Mode V TLM
- Type
- Transmitter
- Service
- Space Research
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 148118000
Downlink
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 401175000
- Baud
- 1200
Most Recent Observers
| Observer | Latest Data |
|---|---|
| SP7THR-UHF-KO10an | 2023-03-31 09:32:14 UTC |
| SA2KNG Alt/Az-KP03cu | 2023-01-11 19:48:24 UTC |
| SA2KNG Omni UHF/VHF-KP03cu | 2022-09-20 12:18:28 UTC |
| PE0SAT-JO21mr | 2022-09-08 21:20:42 UTC |
| spacecruft-DN70jn | 2022-09-01 17:55:49 UTC |
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2023-04-01 10:50:24 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 46279U 20061H 23091.16159365 .00026257 00000+0 12045-2 0 9993
2 46279 97.4098 159.7117 0002550 6.0436 354.0830 15.20406155142031
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