session 2

Title: Small Space Science Missions
type: oral
Description: This session will address the current and near-term approved small/micro/nano missions whose objective is to achieve returns in the fields of Earth science, solar, interplanetary, planetary, astronomy/astrophysics observations, and fundamental physics. Emphasis will be given to results achieved, new technologies and concepts, and novel management techniques.
Date: 2024-10-14
Time: 15:30
Room: Space Hall 2

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Larry Paxton, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, United States;
Co-Chair: Mr. Norbert M.K. Lemke, OHB System AG - Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany;
Rapporteur: Ms. Roberta Mugellesi-Dow, European Space Agency (ESA), United Kingdom;
Rapporteur: Dr. Oana van der Togt, Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), The Netherlands;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	15:30	Mission and system definition of the Innovator cubesat for gravity and atmopsheric science	10	confirmed	Mr. Dario Modenini	Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna	Italy
2	15:40	MESOM: a Moon-Enabled Sun Occultation Mission	10	confirmed	Dr. Nicola Baresi	Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey	United Kingdom
3	15:50	LIRIS – Lunar Infrared Imaging System for High Resolution Volatile Mapping, a Small Satellite to Support Science and Exploration Missions	10	confirmed	Mr. Alex da Silva Curiel	Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)	United Kingdom
4	16:00	Cusp cubesat for space weather and solar flares x-ray polarimetry: an overview of the development status	10	confirmed	Mr. Andrea Terracciano	Italian Space Agency (ASI)	Italy
5	16:10	The solar PolArization and Directivity X-Ray Experiment (PADRE) CubeSat mission	10	confirmed	Mr. Giuseppe Naso	EnduroSat AD	Italy
6	16:20	Pitch REsolving Spectroscopy for Electron Transport (PRESET): a 3U CubeSat Mission	10	confirmed	Ms. Magalie Durepos-Létourneau	McMaster University	Canada
7	16:30	HERMES Pathfinder: scientific goals and data handling.	10	confirmed	Dr. Simonetta Puccetti	Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)	Italy
8	16:40	The PhotSat mission: UV-optical all-sky monitoring with a CubeSat	10	confirmed	Mr. Ignasi Esteva Gras	Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC)	Spain
9	16:50	HERMES Pathfinder & SpIRIT: a progress report	10	confirmed	Dr. Fabrizio Fiore	INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica	Italy
10	17:00	Flight Experience in Space Weather Monitoring Using CubeSats	10	withdrawn	Ms. Valeriia Melnikova	Bauman Moscow State Technical University	Russian Federation
11	17:10	LARES 2 mission: the consolidation of Italian heritage in laser ranged satellites	10	confirmed	Dr. Simone Pirrotta	Italian Space Agency (ASI)	Italy
12	17:20	Aurora: ESA’s Small Satellite Missions to Monitor the Auroral Oval	10	confirmed	Mr. Mehdi Scoubeau	European Space Agency (ESA-ESOC)	Germany

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