Astronomic Satellite Mission

STEP is a part of the Danish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure, as approved in 2020. Specifically, STEP is a proposed astronomic satellite mission that will be a key mission for Danish research and industry. STEP is planned to operate for at least 4 years and will collect time-series data related to stars and exoplanets.

STEP includes all the phases for an end-to-end space mission:

1. Assessment and pre-design phase
2. Design phase
3. Implementation and test phase
4. Launch and commissioning phase
5. Operational and science analysis phase

A range of universites and companies from Denmark is involved in the project. From Aalborg University is Associate Professor Jens Frederik Dalsgaard Nielsen and Associate Professor Jan H. Mikkelsen a part of the project.

AAU Space Group - Researchers