• By mapping vegetation at high resolution using a superspectral camera, the satellite will make it possible to derive enhanced information from this type of data. Following a descent phase down to an altitude of 410 km, the plasma motor will then be used to compensate for drag and to keep the satellite at that altitude for one year. News from Israel, the Middle East and ... Venus Vegetation and Environment Monitoring New Micro-Satellite. The nominal science mission at an altitude of 720 km is planned to last for 2.5 years.
It comprises two missions:
The TMC (Technological Mission Center) takes care of the technological mission operations in space. The AVM and the CVM constitute the TVM (Thruster Valve Module). Venus is a micro satellite that was developed jointly by the Israel Space Agency (ISA) at the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology and the French CNES space agency (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) and supplied by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Strong efforts are devoted to provide high quality data, both in term of radiometry (e.g. Two ground facility locations will be used to process and analyze the data.
• to develop, validate and implement integrated modelling platforms. CNES is also providing the superspectral camera and is in charge of the launcher interface.
• The TMC (Technological Mission Center) at Rafael (Israel) processes the IHET telemetry.
The camera provides 12 simultaneous overlapping Earth images with high spatial and high spectral resolution. The objective is a Ritchey-Chrétien type with auxiliary lenses for field correction and telecentricity. Israel’s first exploration satellite, Venus, was successfully launched on a Vega launcher on Aug 2, 2017 at the Guiana Space Center’s Kourou site.
h) Water management issues, diffuse pollutions assessment. Rafael is a former sub-division of the Israeli Defense ministry and is considered a governmental firm. TMC has also the task of to program the satellite during IHET operations. • October 2018: VENµS is a demonstration satellite capable of providing frequent fly-by observations (2 days) at high resolution (5m), constant viewing angles, constant lighting conditions, in 12 spectral bands. The objective is covered with a cylindrical shield which extends also in front of the telescope thereby acting as a sunshield. a) Monitoring and analysis of ecosystems functioning under the influence of environmental factors (climate, topography, soils etc.) Please enable JavaScript to view the page content. Your support ID is: 10875468582775477807. The AOCS features star trackers, a GPS receiver and reaction wheels, providing good pointing accuracy performance during imaging periods. The camera provides 12 simultaneous overlapping Earth images (12 parallel detector arrays in the focal plane) with high spatial and high spectral resolution. The basic requirements call for: A set of at least 50 points of interest around the world were chosen to be scanned throughout the scientific mission.
• Technological Mission Center (Rafael, Israel), in charge of planning the Technological Mission, analyzing and archiving the VENµS Technological Payload (IHET) data. In addition, there is an X-band station for optional direct downloads of images.
The TMC (Technological Mission Center) takes care of the technological mission operations in space.