DIDO 3 [SpacePharma]
Official name DIDO 3
Alternative name Dido-3
Cospar ID 2020-061N
Norad ID 46284
Launch date 2020-09-03
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Vega
Country/Organization Israel, Switzerland
Type application Micro-gravity research
Operator SpacePharma
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2025-03-25
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 4
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Contractors ISIS, SpacePharma
Equipment mGnify lab
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

The DIDO satellites are 3U CubeSat satellites for micro-gravity rersearch designed by the Israeli / Swiss company SpacePharma.

The satellites contain the mGnify miniaturized end-to-end lab, that can be remote controlled from anywhere. The mGnify unit can perform experiments on bacterial growth, antibiotics resistance, self-assembly, enzymatic reactions, polymerization, nanoparticle synthesis, particle aggregation dynamics, emulsion stability and crystallization.

Upgrades have been made to the DIDO-3 platform to be able to support dedicating more power to the payload, allowing it to maintain higher temperatures than the previous mission, DIDO-2.

A third mission, DIDO 3, was ordered in 2018. It is to fly in 2019 on a multi satellite launch on a Vega rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DIDO 3 2020-061N 2020-09-03 FRGUI Vega with Athena, ION-SCV 1, ESAIL, UPMSat 2, NEMO-HD, ÑuSat 6, GHGSat C1, Flock-4v 1, ..., 26, Lemur-2 112, ..., 119, SpaceBEE 10, ..., 21, FSSCat A, B, NAPA 1, TARS, EG 2, OSM 1 CICERO, PICASSO, SIMBA, TRISAT, AMICal-Sat, TTÜ100