AEROS MH-1

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The AEROS MH-1, the second ever Portuguese object in space, is a nanosatellite that was launched on 4 March 2024, at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. [1]

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Background and function

The AEROS MH-1 was launched to map and observe the oceans of planet Earth, [2] with particular interest in the Atlantic Ocean, since Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone is located there. [3] It was Portugal's second ever satellite, second only to 1993's PoSAT-1, and its meant to be the first step towards making Portugal “a space nation by the end of the 2020s”. [4]

Work on the satellite began in 2020 and it represents an investment of 2.78 million euros, co-financed by 1.88 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). [5] It’s name is a homage to Manuel Heitor, former Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education. [1]

Launch

It was launched at 14:05 PTZ, 4 March 2024 at Vandenberg Space Base in California, [6] [7] being the first Portuguese satellite to be launched into space in thirty-one years. [8]

The Portuguese satellite was put into space by Space X's Falcon 9 on the Transporter 10 mission. [8]

Aftermath

The satellite now stands 510km away from Earth, slightly above the International Space Station. [9] Communications and data collection are carried out at the island of Santa Maria in the Azores. [10]

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  1. 1 2 "Satélite português: "Ao fim de 24 horas vamos ter as primeiras comunicações com o MH-1"". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Portugal to launch satellite". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Satélite Aeros: oito segundos para mais uma jornada portuguesa no Espaço". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ↑ "30 years on from PoSAT-1, Portugal returns to major space initiatives". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  5. ↑ SAPO. "Trinta anos depois, Portugal lança o seu segundo satélite". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ↑ "AEROS será o segundo satélite português no espaço". Portugal Space (in European Portuguese). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. ↑ "30 anos depois há um novo satélite português no espaço". 4gnews | Notícias de tecnologia e reviews especializadas (in European Portuguese). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  8. 1 2 "Segundo satélite português já foi enviado para o espaço". euronews (in Portuguese). 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  9. ↑ "Satélite português em órbita vai estudar o Atlântico". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ↑ "Portugal lança segundo satélite para o espaço após 30 anos". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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