PHASMA

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PHASMA
Operator Flag of Greece.svg Libre Space Foundation
European Space Agency logo.svg European Space Agency
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2x 3U CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date19 November 2025
Rocket Falcon 9 Transporter 15
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
  MICE-1
ERMIS
Hellenic Space Dawn
OptiSat
PeakSat
 

PHASMA is a future radio frequency spectrum monitoring and space-based situational awareness mission developed by the Greek non-profit organisation Libre Space Foundation (LSF) with support of EU and ESA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The mission will consist of two identical 3U CubeSats named LAMARR (after Hedy Lamarr) and DIRAC (after Paul Dirac) flying in close proximity of each other. [7] The goals of the mission are to quantify the global use of radio frequency spectrum, to locate sources of interference, to detect possible violations of signal transmission, as well as to monitor signal transmissions from other satellites. [1] The mission is supported by ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme. [8] The two satellites are scheduled to be launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 flight Transporter-15 in November 2025. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Libre Space Foundation's 2 Million Euros PHASMA project with ESA for development of three open-source CubeSats – SatNews". news.satnews.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. Chourmouziadis, Yannis (2024-10-22). "Open Space: Open Source for Innovating Beyond Earth | Interoperable Europe Portal". interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. Energy, | Innovation | Tech | (2023-09-06). "Libre Space Foundation: from Athens to outer space". Greek News Agenda. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  4. Kulu, Erik. "Phasma". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  5. PHASMA: Monitoring the Electromagnetic Spectrum from Above
  6. "PHASMA". Libre Space Foundation. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  7. "Three further ESA-supported Greek CubeSats ready for launch". connectivity.esa.int. 2025-09-25. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  8. "Greek CubeSats ready for assembly". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  9. "Transporter-15". Supercluster. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  10. "SpaceX Transporter 15 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) Falcon 9 Block 5 Rocket Launch". Space Launch Schedule. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  11. "Transporter 15 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Next Spaceflight". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.