SIMBA (satellite)

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SIMBA
Mission typeClimatology
OperatorESA
COSPAR ID2020-061H
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type3U CubeSat
ManufacturerInnovative Solutions In Space (Delft, Netherlands), KU Leuven, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Start of mission
Launch date3 September 2020, 01:51:10 UTC
RocketVega, flight VV16
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
End of mission
Declared31 December 2022
Decay date14 August 2024
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Altitude530 km
Inclination97.51 deg
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SIMBA (Sun-earth IMBAlance) was a climatology satellite mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the form of a 3U CubeSat.[1][2][3] Its mission was to help quantify how much heat from the Sun is being retained within Earth atmosphere. For this, SIMBA measured Earth's radiation budget and total solar irradiance using a miniaturized radiometer instrument.[4][5] The satellite was launched in September 2020 aboard a Vega rocket and remained operational until December 2022.[6][7][8][9] It deorbited in August 2024.[10][11][12]

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  2. ^ Kulu, Erik. "SIMBA". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  3. ^ "SIMBA". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ^ SIMBA: Measuring the Earth’s Radiation (Im)balance
  5. ^ "Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to Sun to help track climate change". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  6. ^ Andreia (2020-08-21). "SIMBA, DIDO-3, NAPA-1, three CubeSats built by ISISPACE to launch on Vega VV16 - ISISPACE". Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  7. ^ "SIMBA Satellite Mission Summary | CEOS Database". database.eohandbook.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  8. ^ "Les CubeSats belges Picasso et Simba vont surveiller la Terre". DAILY SCIENCE (in French). 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  9. ^ "Two Belgian CubeSats launched successfully | Belgian Platform on Earth Observation". eo.belspo.be. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  10. ^ "Technical details for satellite SIMBA". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  11. ^ "SIMBA / 46279 / 2020-061H". orbit.ing-now.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  12. ^ "2020 - Satellite & Spacecraft Launches and Detailed Orbits". www.orbitalfocus.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
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