CIRCE-1
Mission information
Name
CIRCE-1
Satellite ID
WYDE-6330-1057-1921-8166
Temporary NORAD ID
99295
Followed NORAD ID
None
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/circe-space-weather-suite-announced-for-first-uk-satellite-launch
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite future
Future

Satellite is not yet in orbit

Image
CIRCE-1
Description

The CIRCE satellite mission comprises two 6U CubeSats that will be launched into a near-polar low Earth orbit in a string-of-pearls configuration (targeting 555 km altitude). Each 6U satellite bus measures 10 x 20 x 30 cm (the size of a cereal box), and will fly almost identical instrument capability on both satellites. Dstl is partnering with the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) on the joint mission.

The UK contribution to CIRCE is the In-situ and Remote Ionospheric Sensing (IRIS) suite, complementary to NRL sensors and comprising 3 highly miniaturised payloads developed for Dstl by University College London (UCL), University of Bath, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), drawing on expertise from the University of Surrey. CIRCE will characterise a region of the space environment, the ionosphere, which is important for a range of defence and civil applications and can impact GPS, communications and sensing technology – both in space and on the ground.

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