Proposed European CubeSat mission to an asteroid
Satis Asteroid Inspector ,[ 1] planetary defense deep-spaceCubeSat mission under development by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) theSpace Safety Programme . If approved,Satis will launch in 2030 to study an asteroid.[ 2] Satis will be a 12-unit CubeSat based on a similar European missionM-ARGO [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Proposed ESA Space Safety Fleet Satis was also proposed as a mission to study the properties of thenear-Earth asteroid Apophis before, during, and after its closest approach to Earth in April 2029. That would require launch in April 2028.[ 7] [ 8]
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