VENμS, short for Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite, was a small Earth observation satellite flown jointly by the Israel Space Agency and the French space agency CNES. Wikipedia says it was designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael under the Israeli agency's supervision, and Gunter's Space Page lists IAI and Rafael as its contractors. The two pages disagree on the platform: Wikipedia says it is based on the IAI OPSAT 3000 platform, Gunter's Space Page names the TecSAR bus. It was launched on 2 August 2017 on a Vega rocket from Kourou, together with the Italian OPTSAT-3000, into a near polar Sun-synchronous orbit with a two day revisit so that about fifty chosen sites could be imaged again and again under constant light. It also carried an Israeli Hall effect thruster to demonstrate xenon propulsion. IAI controlled it from Israel, and the satellite was retired in August 2024 after expending all of its fuel.
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The microsatellite was designed and built by IAI and Rafael under ISA's supervision
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Source VENμS (Wikipedia)Lead, Israeli Space Agency projectQuote, Lead, Israeli Space Agency project
It is a joint project of the Israeli Space Agency and CNES.
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1. VENμS (Wikipedia)
Lead, builder
The microsatellite was designed and built by IAI and Rafael under ISA's supervision
Lead, launch
The project was started in April 2005 and was launched on 2 August 2017.
Lead, retirement
After multiple mission extensions, the satellite was retired in August 2024 after expending all of its fuel.
Platform, propulsion
has a dual propulsion system: hydrazine for orbit insertion and xenon for the technological mission.
Platform, xenon propulsion
has a dual propulsion system: hydrazine for orbit insertion and xenon for the technological mission.
Lead, Israeli Space Agency project
It is a joint project of the Israeli Space Agency and CNES.
View the Source2. Gunter's Space Page: Gunter's Space Page: VENuS
Gunter's Space PageSatellite entry, launchQuote, Satellite entry, launch
The much delayed launch took place in August 2017.
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