WELCOME NEWS SCIENCE MISSION SATELLITE GROUND SEGMENT ORGANIZATION CONTACTS OTHER SITES
 
MICRO-Satellite à traînée Compensée pour l'Observation du Principe d'Equivalence
ORGANIZATION 
System Development and satellite realisation: CNES
Payload and Scientific Mission Center Development: ONERA
Preparation of the
scientific processings:
ONERA and OCA
Supply of the microthrusters: ESA
Performances Validation: ZARM

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The CNES is responsible for the entire system development and the satellite realisation. It finances the project up to 90% and assures the prime contractorship: developement of the satellite platform, integration and tests of the satellite until its launch, realization and operation of the Control Center.
 

The ONERA is responsible for the accelerometric instrument and the Scientific Mission Center development and coordinates the scientific exploitation of the mission.

The Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur participates to the preparation of the mission plan and prepares the scientific processings in collaboration with the ONERA.

The European Space Agency supplies the microthruster system.

The DLR supplies the materials for the instrument's proof masses.

ZARM participates to the ground validation of the instrument performances by realizing preliminary tests in its free fall tower.

 

Latest Update 30/09/2010