GOMX-5

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GOMX-5
Mission type Technology demonstration
Operator European Space Agency logo.svg European Space Agency
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type8U CubeSat
Manufacturer Flag of Denmark.svg GomSpace
Start of mission
Launch date2026 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Altitude500 km
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GOMX-5 is a future low Earth orbit technology demonstration satellite under development by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Danish company GomSpace. The mission is designed to demonstrate a new 8U CubeSat platform for GomSpace, as well as an innovative maritime domain awareness payload detecting signals across UHF to X-band for maritime surveillance. [1] [2] [3] [4] The satellite also carries a radiation detector developed by Czech Technical University with ESA support. [5] [6] The satellite is equipped with an electric propulsion system, developed by the French company ThrustMe, for orbit raising and end-of-life disposal in compliance with ESA's space debris mitigation policy. [7] [8] GOMX-5 is expected to launch in 2026. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "GOMX-5 (GomSpace Express-5) - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "GOMX-5: A Standardized CubeSat Platform Demonstration with Maritime Domain Awareness and ESA Zero Debris Compliance « SmallSat Europe". 2025.smallsateurope.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kulu, Erik. "GOMX-5". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "GOMX-5". www.esa.int. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Space research overview of IEAP CTU (archived)
  6. ↑ "HardPix radiation detector developed by CTU Institute of Radiation Engineering is in space - News service - Czech technical university in Prague". aktualne.cvut.cz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "ThrustMe wins ESA GSTP contract to demonstrate the largest orbital change ever done by a 20kg class satellite - ThrustMe: Advanced In-Orbit Propulsion Systems". www.thrustme.fr. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "La startup française ThrustMe embarque sur la mission Gomx 5 de l'ESA". Air et Cosmos (in French). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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