Solving global challenges: Menut
About Menut
MENUT is the second satellite of Catalonia’s NewSpace Strategy. Promoted by the Government of Catalonia and the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). MENUT is a six-unit CubeSat weighing less than 10 kg, with a mission to observe Earth in order to improve spatial planning and help understand the effects of the climate crisis.
MENUT, which is Catalan for ‘small’, orbits around 538 km from the Earth at a speed of about 8 km/s. The satellite can take images at five metres ground sampling distance of any place in the world.
Climate monitoring
MENUT is the second satellite of Catalonia’s NewSpace Strategy. Promoted by the Government of Catalonia and the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). MENUT is a six-unit CubeSat weighing less than 10 kg, with a mission to observe Earth in order to improve spatial planning and help understand the effects of the climate crisis.
MENUT, which is Catalan for ‘small’, orbits around 538 km from the Earth at a speed of about 8 km/s. The satellite can take images at five metres ground sampling distance of any place in the world.
Key Features
Satellite: 6U Cubesat
Partners: Generalitat de Catalunya, IEEC
Mass - 10kg
Orbit - 528 km, Sun-Synchronous
Camera - Menut provides a 4.75m resolution (GSD) with 19.5km swath
Laser Communication Terminal - The CubeLCT will be used to develop and demonstrate space-to-ground communication. The laser terminal can offer speeds of up to a rate of 100 Mbps whereas S-Band downlink speeds are in the range of 1-15 Mbps.
Solar panels - One single deployable and one double deployable, as well as body-mounted panels. These can raise up to ~75 W in optimal conditions.
