UGATUSAT
| Mission type |
Earth observation Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | UGATU |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-049E |
| SATCAT № | 35869 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 30 kilograms (66 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 September 2009, 15:55:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
UGATUSAT is a Russian nanosatellite which was built, and will be operated by Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU). The satellite will be used as a technology demonstrator, and for Earth observation. The development programme was budgeted at around 155M Roubles (£3.75M/$7.25M).[1] Launch, atop a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket from LC-107 at Kapustin Yar is currently scheduled for 19 June. It will be launched as a secondary payload, with the primary payload consisting of six Orbcomm satellites. It has been reported that it may be transferred to a later launch, as a secondary payload on a Soyuz-2 rocket, to the first Persona satellite.
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