Brief Description
The small satellite BIROS is part of the FireBIRD mission. It is based on the small satellite bus TET-1. The payloads are contributions of several DLR institutes. The satellite bus is enhanced by functionalities required by the Firebird mission. The orbit is a formation flight in conjunction with the TET-1. This enables the repeated monitoring of a region of interest within a short period.
Project Description
As its primary payload, BIROS has an infrared sensor system to monitor high temperature events. The sensor system is identical to the system currently in orbit on TET-1. Further payloads are provided by various DLR institutes.
Fig.: FireBIRD Logo
These are:
Fig.: TET-1 and BIROS constellation
DLR Simulation and Software Technology Tasks
In addition to the software configuration management of the on-board software, software adaptations of the attitude and orbit control subsystem (AOCS) are performed. These consist of:
Project Partners
Project Runtime
2012-2017
BIROS is launched at 22/07/2016.