PROBA2 SCIENCE CENTER

General

Petra — 2010-01-29T14:14:43Z

PROBA2 is an ESA micro-satellite launched on November 2, 2009. We present you a preview on the website of the PROBA2 Science Center, hosted at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB/SIDC) and maintained by the science teams behind the solar observing instruments onboard: SWAP and LYRA. PROBA stands for PRoject for Onboard Autonomy, which is an ESA program of small satellites for in-flight demonstration of new technology. Following up on the success of PROBA1, PROBA2 will host 17 new (...) - 10. About

Launch and Orbit

David, sarpy — 2009-10-25T18:53:39Z

PROBA2 was launched, together with the SMOS satellite, on a Rockot launcher from the Russian launch base Plesetsk, on November 2 2009. For a general description, see on this ESA web page. eventMission TimeUTCEuropean Winter Time withdrawal of launch service tower L - 10min 01:40:51 02:40:51 Latest emergency GO/NOGO L - 3min 01:47:51 02:47:51 Stage 1 main engine ignition L - 3.2s 01:50:48 02:50:48 Lift-Off L 01:50:51 02:50:51 separation of stage 1, ignition stage 2 L + 2 min (...) - 10. About

20. Science Payload

Dan, David — 2009-10-21T19:27:59Z

PROBA2 carries two solar instruments (SWAP and LYRA) and two instruments to study the space environment surrounding the spacecraft (DSLP and TPMU). LYRA (LYman alpha RAdiometer) is an ultraviolet irradiance radiometer that will observe the Sun in four passbands, chosen for their relevance to solar physics, aeronomy and space weather. This instrument will detect flares and analyze the atmospheric composition of the Earth. SWAP (Sun Watcher using Active Pixel System detector and Image (...) - 10. About

30. P2SC, local info

Dan, David — 2009-10-21T19:27:23Z

The PROBA2 Science Center (P2SC), headquartered at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, handles all aspects of mission science planning and instrument commanding for SWAP and LYRA as well as processing and distribution of all SWAP and LYRA science data. The postal address is: SIDC/ROB Ringlaan-3-Av. Circulaire 1180 Brussels Telephone: ++ 32 (0) 2 373 0 559 Contact e-mail: (...) - 10. About

10. Spacecraft

David — 2009-10-21T19:24:20Z

PROBA2 is a microsatellite developed as an ESA technology mission by Verhaert Space (Kruibeke, Belgium). The PROBA2 mission is twofold. On one hand it is a technology demonstration mission, testing new technologies for satellites and systems in-ﬂight. On the other hand PROBA2 has a scientiﬁc mission: its sun-synchronous orbit, combined with two instruments for solar observation (SWAP and LYRA) and two space weather instruments (DSLP and TPMU) forms the ideal basis for operational space (...) - 10. About