ALTIUS (Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere) is a satellite mission proposed by the
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
The Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) ( nl, Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aeronomie - BIRA, french: Institut royal d'aéronomie spatiale de Belgique - IASB) is a Belgian federal scientific research institute. Crea ...
and currently under development by the
European Space Agency
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[
] Its main objective is to monitor the distribution and evolution of stratospheric ozone in the Earth's atmosphere. The industrial consortium is led by
QinetiQ Space, acting as mission prime.
The satellite design is based on the
PROBA PROBA is minisatellite technology demonstration mission in ESA's General Study Program with the objective to address issues of on-board operational autonomy of a generic platform.
PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy), renamed PROBA-1, is a Belgia ...
small satellite bus.
The payload, developed by
OIP Sensor Systems, is an innovative
UV,
visible
Visibility, in meteorology, is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be seen.
Visibility may also refer to:
* A measure of turbidity in water quality control
* Interferometric visibility, which quantifies interference contrast ...
and
NIR instrument.
The mission is scheduled for launch in 2025 from the
Guiana Space Centre
The Guiana Space Centre (french: links=no, Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located approximatel ...
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See also
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List of European Space Agency programs and missions
The European Space Agency (ESA) operates a number of missions, both operational and scientific, including collaborations with other national space agencies such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Centre for Space St ...
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PROBA PROBA is minisatellite technology demonstration mission in ESA's General Study Program with the objective to address issues of on-board operational autonomy of a generic platform.
PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy), renamed PROBA-1, is a Belgia ...
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Earth observation satellites of the European Space Agency
Proposed satellites
2025 in spaceflight
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