TARANIS
TARANIS (Tool for the Analysis of Radiation from lightning and Sprites) was an observation satellite of the French Space Agency (CNES) which would have studied the transient events produced in the Earth's atmospheric layer between 10 km (6.2 mi) and 100 km (62 mi) altitude. TARANIS was launched in November 2020 with SEOSat-Ingenio aboard Vega flight VV17 and would have been placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 676 km, for a mission duration of two to four years, but the rocket failed shortly after launch.
| Mission type | Magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere studies |
|---|---|
| Operator | Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) |
| Website | https://taranis.cnes.fr |
| Mission duration | 4 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Myriade |
| Manufacturer | Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) |
| Launch mass | 175 kg |
| Power | 85 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 November 2020, 01:52:20 UTC |
| Rocket | Vega VV17 |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELV |
| Contractor | Avio, Italy |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | Launch failure (4th stage) Cause: human error Last contact: November 17, 2020 Did not achieve orbit, so decay was imminent |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Altitude | 676.0 km |
| Inclination | 98.19° |
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