Flying an Eagle
ADLER-1 Cubesat
SMALL
Austrian science payload put on cubesat led by Austrian CEO & funded by an Austrian company.
FAST
Austrian science payload put on cubesat led by Austrian CEO & funded by an Austrian company.
AUSTRIAN
Austrian science payload put on cubesat led by Austrian CEO & funded by an Austrian company.
3U
30x10x10 cubesat size
6 kg
cubesat total mass
500 km
target orbit
12
months in orbit, extendable
Space Debris is a problem
Decades of space activity have littered Earth’s orbit with debris; and as the world’s space-faring nations continue to increase activities in space, so does the chance for a collision. Scientific models estimate the total number of space debris objects in Earth orbit to be more than 170 million for sizes larger than 1 mm, having impact energies comparable to a gun bullet.
It is time to get more in-orbit data on this problem.
Flying an eagle
Three remarkable partners have teamed up to fly this satellite mission: Findus Venture GmbH as a funding entity, the Austrian Space Forum as a national space research organization and Spire Global Inc., a Silicon-valley based space company operating its own fleet of satellites. The mission “ADLER-1” (Austrian Debris Detection Low Earth (orbit) Reconnoiter) is a 30x10x10 cm cubesat, based on the Spire Lemur-class satellites. Its mission is to study the (micro) space debris environment in Low Earth Orbit to complement the space debris models by obtaining in-situ data. The debris particles will be measured by an active short-range radar provided by Spire, as well as a deployable piezoelectric array provided by the OeWF.
APID - Austrian Particle Impact Detector
APID stands for “Austrian Particle Impact Detector” and is a 0,3 m² (tbd) piezoelectric array, where a particle impact triggers an electrical current, providing a measure of the energy. This data can be correlated with velocity vector and position of the cubesat. Technically, it could be considered a “microphone” in space, as mechanical waves create an electrical signal.
The OeWF will deliver the payload and provide instrument support, but will also be responsible for the communication and education efforts of the ADLER-1 mission, as well provide administrative project services.
Selected payload testing will be conducted at the certified labs of Spire in Glasgow, UK.
Let’s get in contact
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christian.federspiel@findus-venture.com