Objectives and Applications
The Atlantic Constellation aims to provide more frequent coverage of European territories that could be affected by natural disasters or climate change and erosion, as well as support commercial enterprises such as agriculture. The programme differs from existing European constellation satellites such as Copernicus in that it would reduce revisit times from 3 days to 24 hours. This Pathfinder will demonstrate the key technologies asociated with the project such as enhanced AI processesing and inter satellite links allowing tasking even when not above a ground station.
Full Name
Atlantic Constellation Pathfinder
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
Jul 2026
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jul 2031
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
95 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
570 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
1899-12-30T03:30:00.000Z
Repeat Cycle
20 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
MSI (Atlantic Constellation PF) - Multi-spectral imager (Atlantic Constellation Pathfinder) |
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