HERMES-TP/SP is a constellation of six 3U nano-satellites hosting simple but innovative X-
ray detectors for the monitoring of Cosmic High Energy transients such as Gamma Ray …

Multi-messenger observations of the transient sky to detect cosmic explosions and
counterparts of gravitational wave mergers critically rely on orbiting wide-FoV telescopes to …

Among the critical steps forward the success of future Active Debris Removal are missions to
enhance the target knowledge and validate proximity operations. The ESA e. Inspector …

The association of GW170817 with GRB170817A proved that electromagnetic counterparts
of gravitational wave events are the key to deeply understand the physics of NS-NS merges …

The last decade saw a renewed interest on the Moon as a well suited training premise in
preparation to manned mission to Mars, but also as an interesting target itself, for scientific …

HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Pathfinder is a space-borne
mission based on a constellation of six nano-satellites flying in a low-Earth orbit (LEO). The …

DISTRIBUTED space systems represent a state-of-the-art approach to both ordinary and
innovative mission objectives. The exploitation of multiple spacecraft distributed in space …

This paper presents microsatellite spacecraft payload study for prompt observation of
transient astrophysical objects in X-ray energy range. By combining telescope concepts and …

We present a miniaturized and wide field-of-view X-ray and Gamma-ray imager consisting of
a segmented 2D optics-collimator coupled to the high-sensitivity semiconductor pixel …

The High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) is a constellation of 3U
nano-satellites for high energy astrophysics. The HERMES nano-satellites' components …