Current Teams
21 teams from 19 European universities in ESA member states and cooperating states are currently part of the project. Their involvement and responsibilities will be re-assessed in the System Requirements Review.
| University | Country | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| University of Liège | Belgium | Narrow Angle Camera Payload |
| Czech Technical University in Prague | Czech Republic | AOCS Interface Module |
| University of Tartu | Estonia | Assembly, Integration and Verification and Satellite Operation |
| Supaero | France | Star Tracker |
| University of Stuttgart | Germany | Propulsion System - Gas Feed (Cold Gas Thruster) |
| Technische Universität München | Germany | LunaNet Payload & Ground Station |
| University of L'Aquila and University of Rome La Sapienza | Italy | Microwave Radiometer Scientific Payload |
| Politecnico di Milano | Italy | Attitude Determination and Control System |
| Politecnico di Milano | Italy | Propulsion System - Liquid Feed (Bipropellant Thruster) |
| Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | Thermal Control Subsystem |
| Wroclaw University of Technology | Poland | Communications System |
| AGH University of Science and Technology | Poland | Space Environment & Effects Analysis |
| Politehnica University of Bucharest | Romania | Attitude Determination and Control System |
| Politehnica University of Bucharest | Romania | Structure |
| University of Bucharest | Romania | Radiation Monitor Payload |
| University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | Simulator |
| University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | Radar Payload |
| University of Maribor | Slovenia | On-board Data Handling |
| University of Oviedo | Spain | Harness |
| University of Vigo | Spain | GS/OPS-V team. Ground Station VIL-1 team. |
| University of Glasgow | UK | Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics |
| University of Southampton | UK | System Engineering |
| University of Warwick | UK | Power Subsystem |
Led by ESA's Education Office at ESTEC, the project has successfully completed a Phase A feasibility study and continued with the preliminary design during phase B. So far, more than 200 students have been involved in phases A and B of the ESMO project.
Since November 2009 SSTL coordinate and supervise the work of the students, providing system-level and specialist technical support.
Regular workshops at ESTEC and ESOC as well as internships at SSTL are organized to support the student teams in their ESMO related activities and provide training / knowledge transfer. Additionally, facilities at SSTL will be utilized for spacecraft assembly, integration and testing.
As a major milestone during phase B, the System Requirements Review (SRR) for ESMO was performed in 2010. At SRR the system requirements and system design were finalised. Part of the SRR also selected the university teams to participate in the following phases of the project.
ESMO is the fourth mission within ESA’s Education Satellite Programme following SSETI Express, YES2 and the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO).
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