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On 13 July, CELESTA was launched into #space aboard #VegaC.

Here are the quick facts:
🛰️ It is the first CERN-driven satellite
🤖 It will study radiation's effects on electronics
🤝🏽 It is a collaboration with @umontpellier

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@Arianespace @CNES @esa_sts
@umontpellier @esa @Arianespace @CNES @esa_sts #CELESTA was tested entirely at the CHARM facility.

Protecting satellites against radiation is a challenging and costly task. Some of CERN’s facilities are able to reproduce the environment of Earth’s orbit at a low cost, and help with radiation testing: kt.cern/aerospace/faci…
To study the effect of space radiation on electronics, CERN has developed a radiation monitoring device, Space RadMon, taken into space with the #CELESTA microsatellite aboard #VegaC.

Lightweight and low-power, it is ideal for future space missions: kt.cern/aerospace/radi…
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