Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by eu1sat on: 2024-08-27 08:35
Citation: https://celestrak.org/satcat/table-satcat.php?CATNR=46279
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2024-08-28 17:27
| Name | SIMBA |
| NORAD ID | 46279 |
| Followed NORAD ID | - |
| Alternative Names | Sun-Earth Imbalance |
| Description | SIMBA (Sun-Earth Imbalance), a 3U CubeSat mission led by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium, The objective is to measure the TSI (Total Solar Irradiance) and Earth Radiation Budget climate variables with a miniaturized radiometer instrument. This mission will help in the study of the global warming. This science mission will have a design lifetime of 3 years and the satellite performances will be monitored from ground station located in The Netherlands. Not to be confused with the Italy-Kenyan animal monitoring satellite 47941 |
| Owner/Operator | - |
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| Website | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/simba |
| Dashboard URL | - |
| Launch Date | Sept. 3, 2020, midnight |
| Deploy Date | - |
| Re-entry Date | Aug. 14, 2024, midnight |
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| Re-entry Date | - | Aug. 14, 2024, midnight |