Timing of development & operations for ISS – April 2024

  1. Ground Model (GM) of VipGran instrument delivery to OHB March 2024
  2. Science Validation Tests (SVT) with Ground Model (GM) Fall 2024
  3. GM delivery to CADMOS May 2025
  4. Engineering Validation Tests (EVT) at CADMOS June2025
  5. Flight Model development
  6. Flight Acceptance Review (FAR) 4th Quarter 2025
  7. Launch (SpaceX) of Vip-Gran instrument on ISS – 1st Quarter 2026
  8. First series on-orbit operations (cells #0) Janv. 2026 – Fall 2026
  9. Second series on-orbit operations (cells #1-17) 2026 – 2028
  10. Third series on-orbit operations (cells #18-25) 2028 – 2030
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