N3SS

Also called NESS: Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre

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General

Designation	58020 / 23155E
Launch date	9 Oct 2023
Country of origin	France
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	575 km
Inclination	97.7°
Period	96.0 min
Launch vehicle	Vega #23

3U cubesat for CNES, will monitor L- and S-band emissions from Earth via its Spectrolite instrument built by Syrlinks (a Safran Electronics & Defense company). Inherited from Eyesat FR

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External resources

https://www.u-space.fr/

https://www.syrlinks.com/
n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	U-Space
Platform
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	1 year

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