Grasp (GAPMAP, Climate-n)

Constellation name	GAPMAP, Climate-n
Constellation area	Emissions Monitoring
Constellation info	Earth-observation constellation to provide frequent observations of atmospheric aerosols and surface properties.
Constellation status	Prototype(s) launched
Launched satellites	1
Planned satellites	10
Form factor	CubeSat
Manufacturer	Spire, U-Space
First launch	2023
Launch cadence	Plans to establish a 10-satellite constellation by 2028. The goal of the Climate-n constellation is to have multiple satellites (10-40 satellites).
Notes	We plan to develop our first constellation of multi-angle polarimeters, called Gapmap, to retrieve advanced atmosphere composition products (atmospheric aerosols) for air quality applications of interest to polluting industries and atmospheric correction products of interest to many other satellite constellations. First payload launched on Spire's ADLER-2 CubeSat on Transporter-7. Grasp instrument monitors Earth’s atmosphere and surface, 2024-01-29. The second GAPMAP in the series (Climate-1) will be a 12U satellite with two payloads: a copy of the GAPMAP-0 multiangle polarimeter, and the SWIR spectrometer for the greenhouse gases measurements.
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Company	Grasp Global
Oneliner	GRASP SAS provides services in every area of remote sensing, especially in the observations of earth atmosphere and surface.
Description	GRASP EARTH is a startup company which works around algorithms and computer tools developed by researchers in the area of remote sensing. Our intention is to help the broad community of remote sensing users to benefit from frontline advancement of science and research. We invest in keeping alive and advancing developed approaches and codes, organising the relevant community of users, adding new features and fixing problems in already existing ones. GAPMAP mission marks a significant milestone as the first of its kind to be deployed for the assessment of particulate pollution in urban and community areas. With an in-orbit-demonstrator launched by end 2022, the whole constellation composed of 10 cubesats will offer a wealth of data on Earth’s surface, cloud formation and, notably, atmospheric aerosols, contributing vital insights for environmental monitoring and scientific research.
Funding	$2M
Country	France, US
Created	2015
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