Research | Space missions
Space missions
Space exploration is the greatest adventure of humankind. For more than 25 years, the IEEC has sought to find answers to the great questions of the cosmos and to push the boundaries of knowledge through ambitious national and international programmes.
Main projects
Ariel
The mission will analyse the atmospheres of a large sample of exoplanets (ESA)
LISA
It will become the first space observatory of gravitational waves (ESA/NASA)
Plato
The mission will search for and characterise a large number of planetary systems and their host stars (ESA)
other projects
ARRAKIHS
Observing haloes down to ultra-low surface brightness to better understand galactic-scale structures
CubeCat Programme (³Cat)
A saga of CubeSat-type nanosatellites devoted to a variety of applications in the field of Earth Observation
eXTP
The mission will study matter in extreme conditions using X-rays (CAS/CNSA)
HERD
Future module of the Chinese Space Station that will study dark matter, cosmic rays and high-energy gamma rays
HydroGNSS
Small European satellite that will measure key hydrological climate variables
ROHP-PAZ
PAZ satellite instrument to detect and quantify heavy precipitation events (Spain)
Solar Orbiter
Studying the Sun and magnetic activity in the heliosphere (ESA/NASA)