Picard

 2010-028A

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Myriade 3. CNES microsat for solar science led by Service d'Aeronomie. Measures solar diameter, differential rotation, solar constant and variability.

700 km SSO.

Mass 150 kg. 0.9 x 1.2 x 2.7m, Box + 1 panel. Launch 2009 on Dnepr with Prisma.

Named after Jean Picard (1620-1682).

Picard
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2010 Jun 15	1442	Launch by Dnepr	Yasny
	1443	T+1:50 Stage 1 sep
	1447?	GO sep
	1448?	T+5:54? St 2 sep
	1448?	T+5:55? DU on
	1458?	Plume shield sep
	1458	Prisma sep	726 x 749 x 98.3
		Platform A sep
	1459	Picard sep
2010 Jun 18			99.35 726 x 728 x 98.3
2010 Oct 23			99.35 726 x 728 x 98.3
2014 Apr 4		End of operations
2016 Apr 4			99.28 724 x 724 x 98.3

Payload:

• SODISM 0.1m UV telescope/CCD, Soalr Diameter Imager and Surface Mapper (LATMOS/Thullier)

• SOVAP UV photometers; Solar Variability PICARD differential radiometer (IRMB/Dewitte) for solar irradiance.