What is HERMES?

HERMES is the first Internet-to-Orbit voice/data gateway, a system capable of connecting Internet users and spacecrafts in space, manned or unmanned, like satellites.

Using HERMES a user anywhere in the world can received the live signal of satellites passing trough the range of the HERMES-A ground station, located on Guayaquil, Ecuador. The maximum tested range of this ground station is 6000km line of sight.

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Welcome to Project AGORA - a collaborative endeavor to bring spacecraft to students...globally.  To find out more about the project or how you can participate, please visit the links on the left of the screen.

The Project AGORA engine is the HERMES-A/MINOTAUR Internet-to-orbit gateway from the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency, located in Ecuador at coordinates 2° 08' 00" S -  79° 52' 58" W

Contact ProjectAGORA AT umich DOT edu for additional information on how you can get involved!

2nd Graders Working with Live Satellites in the Classroom



Project AGORA Participants


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