CICERO 1, ..., 12 / OSM 1 CICERO (original) (raw)

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CICERO [Tyvak]

CICERO (Community Initiative for Cellular Earth Remote Observation) is a constellation of 24+low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) micro-satellites for performing GPS and Galileo radio occultation (GNSS-RO) of Earth�s atmosphere and surface remote sensing by GNSS reflection. They are operated by GeoOptics.

The system will deliver critical data on the state of the earth to scientists and decision makers worldwide. Products will include high-accuracy profiles of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and moisture; 3D maps of the electron distribution in the ionosphere; and a variety of ocean and ice properties. Principal applications will be weather forecasting, climate research, and space weather monitoring.

Originally GeoOptics developed CICERO 115 kg microsatellites together with the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) using the TriG GNSS-RO payload developed to fly on the FORMOSAT 7 / COSMIC-2 mission. Later during development, the massive miniaturization of the GNSS-RO payload, called Cion, allowed the satellite design to be changed to a much smaller 6U CubeSat based version built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.

At least one more satellite was built by Orbital Solutions Monaco (OSM) on Tyvak's design and is owned by OSM. This satellite is operated with the GeoOptics satellites for a share on the revenue.

CICERO will be built up over time, starting with the launch of a first pathfinder spacecraft in mid 2017. The first four operational satellites, called OP-1 constellation, will follow soon after.

For later launches, GeoOptics reportedly has an agreement with Virgin Galactic to use the LauncherOne rocket.

CICERO satellites are launched as secondary payloads and on shared launches:

Nation: USA (CICERO) / Monaco (OSM)
Type / Application: Earth observation
Operator: GeoOptics Inc. / OSM (owner #OSM-1)
Contractors: Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (#1-12); Orbital Solutions Monaco (#OSM-1)
Equipment: Cion GPS radio occultation payload
Configuration: CubeSat (6U)
Propulsion:
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: ~ 10 kg
Orbit: 586 km × 602 km, 97.61� (#1, 2, 3); 496 km × 515 km, 97.45� (#6); 493 km × 504 km, 97.56� (#7); 477 km × 499 km, 97.49� (#8); 490 km × 515 km, 85.04� (#10), 534 km � 537 km, 97.52� (#OSM)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CICERO 1 2017-042C ? 14.07.2017 Ba LC-31/6 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat with Kanopus-V-IK 1, Flying Laptop, WNISAT 1R, NORSAT 1, NORSAT 2, TechnoSat, CICERO 2, 3, Landmapper-BC 1, 2, MKA-N 1, 2, Flock-2k 1, ..., 48, Lemur-2 42, ..., 49, NanoACE, Mayak, Iskra-MAI-85, UTE-UESOR
CICERO 2 2017-042M ? 14.07.2017 Ba LC-31/6 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat with Kanopus-V-IK 1, Flying Laptop, WNISAT 1R, NORSAT 1, NORSAT 2, TechnoSat, CICERO 1, 3, Landmapper-BC 1, 2, MKA-N 1, 2, Flock-2k 1, ..., 48, Lemur-2 42, ..., 49, NanoACE, Mayak, Iskra-MAI-85, UTE-UESOR
CICERO 3 2017-042AA 14.07.2017 Ba LC-31/6 Soyuz-2-1a Fregat with Kanopus-V-IK 1, Flying Laptop, WNISAT 1R, NORSAT 1, NORSAT 2, TechnoSat, CICERO 1, 2, Landmapper-BC 1, 2, MKA-N 1, 2, Flock-2k 1, ..., 48, Lemur-2 42, ..., 49, NanoACE, Mayak, Iskra-MAI-85, UTE-UESOR
CICERO 4 - with ?
CICERO 5 - with ?
CICERO 6 2017-036AE 23.06.2017 Sr FLP PSLV-XL with Cartosat 2E, NIUSAT, CE-SAT 1, Max Valier Sat, Venta 1, CICERO 6, Lemur-2 34, ..., 41, Blue Diamond, Green Diamond, Red Diamond, COMPASS 2, InflateSail, LituanicaSAT 2, URSA MAIOR, NUDTSat, Pegasus, UCLSat, VZLUsat 1, D-Sat, PACSCISAT, Aalto 1, ROBUSTA 1B, SUCHAI, skCUBE, IDEA
CICERO 7 (Tyvak 0085) 2018-004AJ 12.01.2018 Sr FLP PSLV-XL with Cartosat 2F, Microsat-TD, LEO Vantage 1, Carbonite 2, ICEYE X1, INS 1C, Arkyd 6A, Landmapper-BC 3 v2, Lemur-2 68, ..., 71, Flock-3p' 1, ..., 4, MicroMAS 2a, PicSat, CANYVAL-X 1, 2, CNUSail 1, KAUSAT 5, SIGMA, DemoSat 2, GeoStare, Fox 1D, STEP Cube Lab, SpaceBEE 1, ..., 4
CICERO 8 (Tyvak 0076) 2018-096U 29.11.2018 Sr FLP PSLV-CA with HySIS, BlackSky 1, Flock-3r 1, ..., 16, Lemur-2 84, ..., 87, Hiber 1, HSAT 1, CASE, Centauri 2, FACSAT 1, InnoSat 2, Reaktor Hello World, 3Cat 1
CICERO 9 - with ?
CICERO 10 (Tyvak 0086) 2018-088A 11.11.2018 OnS LC-1A Electron KS with Lemur-2 82, Lemur-2 83, Proxima 1, Proxima 2, Irvine 01, NABEO 1
CICERO 11 - with ?
CICERO 12 - with ?
OSM-1 CICERO (Tyvak 0088) 2020-061Y 03.09.2020 Ko ELV Vega with Athena, ION-SCV 1, ESAIL, UPMSat 2, NEMO-HD, �uSat 6, GHGSat C1, Flock-4v 1, ..., 26, Lemur-2 112, ..., 119, SpaceBEE 10, ..., 21, FSSCat A, B, NAPA 1, TARS, EG 2, OSM 1 CICERO, DIDO 3, PICASSO, SIMBA, TRISAT, AMICal-Sat, TT�100

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