Lines of instrumentation: Space instrumentation

Space instrumentation

Some scientific projects require observations outside the Earth's atmosphere, for which balloons or artificial satellites are necessary. These missions and experiments are carried out with scientific instruments developed by large international consortiums. Since its inception, the IAC has been participating in this type of projects, developing on-board instrumentation and instrumentation for ground segments.

  • Grant
    Manufacturing and integration of SO/PHI (the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager for Solar Orbiter)
  • Capability
    National and international relations in the field of large scientific facilities with other public and private entities
    One of the missions of the IAC is to point out the value of the international nature of the center, by improving the relationships that are already underway...
  • News
    New data obtained about the biggest and one of the most complete Einstein rings
    In December 2020 a team from the European Space Agency (ESA) published an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of GAL-CLUS-022058s, the biggest and...
  • Project
    NISP (EUCLID)
    The Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) is an infrared spectrograph for the EUCLID mission. The aim of EUCLID is to obtain a map of the Dark matter...
  • Grant
    Participation in the NISP instrument and preparation for EUCLID science
    The main goal of this project is to ensure the scientific and technical participation of IAC and UPCT in the ESA space mission EUCLID (Cosmic Vision Program)...
  • Grant
    Participation in the NISP instrument and preparation for Euclid science
  • Grant
    Participation in the NISP instrument and preparation for the science of Euclid
    The activity of the IAC in the NISP instrument will be focused on tasks related to testing the different models of the DAS (Driving and Acquisition Submodule)...
  • Gallery
    PLATO
    Images related to PLATO proyect
  • Project
    PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)
    PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is the third medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme. Its objective is to find and study a...