GOLIAT’s payload:
- CICLOP photo-imaging experiment.
- SAMIS micro-meteorite flux meter.
- DOSE-N dosimeter experiment.
GOLIAT’s trajectory:
- 71° inclined elliptical orbit with a 1447 km apogee and a 357 perigee.
GOLIAT’s Mission main goals:
Scientific
- development of new instruments.
- analyzing the resulting data to gain a better understanding of the interaction of Earth with the circumterrestrial environment.
Technological
- development, integration, testing, launch and operation of a satellite.
- increasing the Institute’s ability and expertise to integrate with the international space technology domain.
Infrastructure development
- development of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.
- data integration and dissemination.
- development of a mission operations center.
- involvement of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate researchers.
- increasing the competitiveness and visibility of the Institute for future EU and international space programs.
According to ESA sources, at the present time, GOLIAT is scheduled to be launched on the maiden flight of ESA’s new launcher Vega. The launch window for the mission is between late January – early February 2012.