SIMBA (satellite)

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SIMBA
Mission type Climatology
Operator ESA
COSPAR ID 2020-061H
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type3U CubeSat
Manufacturer Innovative Solutions In Space (Delft, Netherlands), KU Leuven, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Start of mission
Launch date3 September 2020, 01:51:10 UTC
Rocket Vega, flight VV16
Launch site Guiana Space Centre
End of mission
Declared31 December 2022
Decay date14 August 2024
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Altitude530 km
Inclination 97.51 deg
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SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance) was a climatology satellite mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the form of a 3U CubeSat. [1] [2] [3] Its goal was to help quantify how much heat from the Sun is being retained within Earth atmosphere. For this, SIMBA measured Earth's radiation budget and total solar irradiance using a miniaturized radiometer instrument. [4] [5] The satellite was launched in September 2020 aboard a Vega rocket and remained operational until December 2022. [6] [7] [8] [9] It deorbited in August 2024. [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance) - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  2. ↑ Kulu, Erik. "SIMBA". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  3. ↑ "SIMBA". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ↑ SIMBA: Measuring the Earth’s Radiation (Im)balance
  5. ↑ "Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to Sun to help track climate change". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ↑ Andreia (2020-08-21). "SIMBA, DIDO-3, NAPA-1, three CubeSats built by ISISPACE to launch on Vega VV16 - ISISPACE" . Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. ↑ "SIMBA Satellite Mission Summary | CEOS Database". database.eohandbook.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  8. ↑ "Les CubeSats belges Picasso et Simba vont surveiller la Terre". DAILY SCIENCE (in French). 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  9. ↑ "Two Belgian CubeSats launched successfully | Belgian Platform on Earth Observation". eo.belspo.be. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Technical details for satellite SIMBA". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  11. ↑ "SIMBA / 46279 / 2020-061H". orbit.ing-now.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  12. ↑ "2020 - Satellite & Spacecraft Launches and Detailed Orbits". www.orbitalfocus.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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