According to The Portugal News, the inaugural flight of the new European rocket Ariane 6 will take on board a Portuguese nanosatellite, built by students and professors from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), the institution has announced.
This is the first nanosatellite designed by a Portuguese university institution.
ISTsat-1, whose mission will last one year, aims to test the feasibility of using nanosatellites to receive signals about the status of aircraft, such as speed and altitude, for air safety purposes.
Along with ISTsat-1, other satellites and scientific equipment from foreign institutions, companies, and space agencies will follow.
This is the first nanosatellite designed by a Portuguese university institution.
ISTsat-1, whose mission will last one year, aims to test the feasibility of using nanosatellites to receive signals about the status of aircraft, such as speed and altitude, for air safety purposes.
Along with ISTsat-1, other satellites and scientific equipment from foreign institutions, companies, and space agencies will follow.
