Our 3U Project
ROBUSTA-3A MÉDITERRANÉE
Launch: 9th of July, 2024 on Ariane 6 maiden flight
CubeSat 3U
Expected development timescale: 10 years (Platform included)
• Start in 2013
• Ready to launch in 2024
Estimated number of students involved: 300
Mission duration: 2 years
Mission in partnership
with Météo France, ENSTA Bretagne, IGN and Port de Sète Sud de France
Three times bigger than ROBUSTA-1B, ROBUSTA-3A will be able to aim at a specific point on Earth to collect environmental data, which will be transmitted to Météo France, to enable them to improve the forecasting of ‘épisodes cévenols’ or Cevenol events – severe storms that hit the region.
Funding
Co-funded by Van Allen Foundation / CNES, within the framework of the CNES NanoLab Academy project
Funding of student internships by the Van Allen Foundation
