PICASSO
Mission information
Name
PICASSO
Alternate Names
PICASSO-BEL PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations
Satellite ID
ZNPK-3777-2526-2564-5280
NORAD ID
46281
Country of Origin

Belgium

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

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PICASSO
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2020-09-03T00:00:00+00:00
Description

PICASSO (PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations) is a Belgian 3U CubeSat, designed to investigate the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere. PICASSO is developed for the QB50 project for ESA by the Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy (BISA) with VTT Finland and the UK’s Clyde Space, PICASSO will measure the distribution of ozone in the stratosphere and profile the temperature of the mesosphere and the electron density in the ionosphere.

SatNOGS Links
Network Observations
Downlink
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Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
400775000
Updated by ENSFNM and reviewed on 2021-10-18 06:47 by pierros
Suggestion - Mode V
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Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
149850000
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Unconfirmed
Yes
Suggested on 2023-08-17 16:43 by ENSFNM
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)

No observations recorded for PICASSO in the last 24h

Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2024-04-09 00:44:38 UTC
TLE Set 
1 46281U 20061K   24099.86961637  .17320721  25332-5  52187-3 0  9999
2 46281  97.3253 178.8842 0012136 262.8976  97.0946 16.44078516199706
PICASSO Suggestion
Citation
Name
PICASSO
NORAD ID
46281
Alternative Names
PICASSO-BEL PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations
Description
PICASSO (PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations) is a Belgian 3U CubeSat, designed to investigate the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere. PICASSO is developed for the QB50 project for ESA by the Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy (BISA) with VTT Finland and the UK’s Clyde Space, PICASSO will measure the distribution of ozone in the stratosphere and profile the temperature of the mesosphere and the electron density in the ionosphere.
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Satellite image
status
re-entered
decayed
April 13, 2024, midnight
countries
launched
Sept. 3, 2020, midnight
Suggested on 2024-04-17 17:34 by geoscan