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Tyche [SSTL]
Project Tyche for UK Space Command is the first satellite procurement for the MINERVA programme, which is a critical enabler in the building of the foundation for a UK Space-based Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) constellation under the ISTARI program.
SSTL is creating a 150kg satellite based on its Carbonite+ technology. Tyche features the high-resolution optical payload delivering sub-1m GSD imagery with an Inter-Satellite Link and onboard processing capability.
Launch took place in August 2024.
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | UK Space Command |
| Contractors: | SSTL |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Carbonite+ |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | 150 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyche | 2024-149AE | 16.08.2024 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Capella 15, Tyche, AWS, QPS-SAR 8, Van Zyl 1, Tanager 1, EagleEye, Umbra-SAR 09, 10, ICEYE X33, X39, X40, X43, �uSat 48, ..., 50, GNOMES 5, Hawk 10A, 10B, 10C, LUR 1, ION-SCV 012, Sedna 1, Lemur-2 193, ..., 196, Hubble 3, ERNST, CAKRA 1, BRO 14, 15, Connecta-IoT 1, ..., 4, CUAVA 2, Hyperfield 1A, HYPSO 2, Iperdrone.0, Kanyini, Lemu Nge, Φ-sat 2, PTD 4, PTD R, Sateliot 1, 2, 3, 4, Tomorrow S1, 2, TROOP F2, Waratah Seed 1, WREN 1, Flock-4be 1, ..., 36, GNA-3, Lemur-2 191, 192, Nightjar, QUBE, SATORO T2, TORO, UM5Sat-EOSat, UM5Sat-Ribat, Deimos, Lopen, Rock, OreSat 0.5, Gaind�Sat 1A, Pico 1B-1, ..., 9 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
Further ISTARI missions:
- Tyche
- Titania
- Juno
