SATEX

Exploration with Small Satellites

Visualisation of a nanosatellite during an extraterrestrial mission in the vicinity of the moon. (Image: Hakan Kayal / Universität Würzburg)

SATEX is a study on the use of small satellites in extraterrestrial missions. The aim is to identify, from the user's point of view, possible key areas for the use of small satellite missions in extraterrestrial applications. In addition, the technical possibilities in the national, European and international context will be identified in order to assess the feasibility of scientific missions with small satellites. The results will help to prioritise the activities by providing an evaluated database. Concrete proposals for potential national missions will be developed in a second step. The study is conducted at the Astronautics Chair's Interdisciplinary Centre for Extraterrestrials (IFEX).

Project start: 01.10.2022

Project duration:1 Year

KFZ: 50OO2222

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hakan Kayal

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Chair of Computer Science VIII
Emil-Fischer-Str. 32, Room 3.202, 3rd floor, left side
Campus Hubland Nord
D-97074 Würzburg 
Germany

Phone +49-931-31-86649
Fax +49-931-31-81368
E-Mail: hakan.kayal@uni-wuerzburg.de