PicSat is a nanosatellite that was integrated and operated by the Paris Observatory to
observe the transit of the giant planet Beta Pictoris b, expected to happen in 2018. The …

PicSat is a nanosatellite currently being developed to observe the transit of the giant planet
βべーた Pictoris, expected some time between July 2017 and June 2018. The mission is based on …

The PicSat mission is based on a 3U Cubesat architecture, with a payload specifically
designed for high precision stellar photometry. The satellite is planned to be launched in …

PicSat is a nanosatellite developed to observe the transit of the giant planet beta Pictoris b,
expected in late 2017. Its science objectives are: the observation of the transit of the giant …

PicSat was a three unit CubeSat (measuring 30 cm Χかい 10 cm Χかい 10 cm) which was developed
to monitor the βべーた Pictoris system. The main science objective was the detection of a possible …

Observation of planetary transits and other cutting-edge scientific missions can take
advantage of affordable nanosatellites to probe interesting stellar targets. PicSat, a CubeSat …

The FIRST-S project is an astronomical project in the context of exoplanet detection. The
scientific objective of this mission would be to study the visible emission of exozodiacal light …

Context. With an orbital distance comparable to that of Saturn in the solar system, βべーた Pictoris
b is the closest (semi-major axis≃ 9 au) exoplanet that has been imaged to orbit a star. Thus …

As SmallSats are gathering an ever-increasing importance for all types of space missions,
they are asked more often to operate in harshest environments and to complete the most …

In the last decades, small satellites have consolidated their role in support to implement
space missions in a fast cheap and effective way. Space science is one of the areas where …