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
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image

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
Downlink
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 400775000
Suggestion - Mode V
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 149850000
- ITU Notifications
- ITU Notified [Link 1]
- Unconfirmed
- Yes
Most Recent Observers
Observer | Latest Data |
---|---|
PE0SAT-JO21mr | 2022-08-28 05:13:56 UTC |
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (SatNOGS)
- TLE Updated
- 2023-12-02 17:10:46 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 46281U 20061K 23336.14505646 .00224524 00000+0 48280-2 0 9990
2 46281 97.3781 45.1942 0002259 177.8093 182.3165 15.43787694179621
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