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.

  • Capability
    R&D&I project management
    The development of large and complex scientific instruments has led the IAC to specialize in project management techniques, a discipline to coordinate the human...
  • News
    Rotation found in three galaxies satellites of the Milky Way
    An international team of astrophysicists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Space Telescope Science...
  • Event
    RUEDA DE PRENSA: primeras imágenes de la cámara espacial DRAGO-2
    El próximo miércoles, 5 de abril, en la sede central del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), en La Laguna, tendrá lugar la presentación de las primeras...
  • Project
    SOPHI (Solar Orbiter)
    Solar Orbiter Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager
  • Grant
    Space solar physics
    Four are the main objectives of this coordinated project, which are nevertheless synergistically related to one another. First, we must contribute to the tests...
  • Grant
    Space solar physics: PHI for Solar Orbiter and IMAX and SP for SUNRISE
    The Solar Orbiter mission was selected by ESA for the M1 slot within the Cosmic Vision program with a launch date in 2018. This proposal corresponds to the...
  • Gallery
    Space Tech Expo Europe, Bremen, 15-17 Nov. 2022
    Presentation of DRAGO-1 and DRAGO-2 space cameras in Space Tech Expo Europe 2022, in Bremen (Germany).
  • News
    Successful launch of DRAGO, IACTEC’s first infrared camera
    This afternoon the DRAGO infrared camera, developed by the team at IACTEC-Space, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and integrated into the ION...