MOST
MOST was Canada's first Canadian-led space-astronomy mission and the first astronomical space telescope flown on a microsatellite, measuring tiny changes in stellar brightness for asteroseismology and exoplanet studies.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MOST missionMicrovariability and Oscillations of STars mission
- Name
- MOST
- Status
- completed
Details
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- Description
- MOST was Canada's first Canadian-led space-astronomy mission and the first astronomical space telescope flown on a microsatellite, measuring tiny changes in stellar brightness for asteroseismology and exoplanet studies.
- Destination
- Near-circular 800 km Sun-synchronous Earth orbit
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- MOST completed its Canadian space-astronomy mission after extended operations that produced stellar photometry and exoplanet observations.
- Start Date
- 2003-06-30
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/most/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:52:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:52:09 UTC
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