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MIMOSA
MIMOSA
MIMOSA (Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration) is a microsatellite to measure atmospheric drag.
The only scientific payload is an electrostatically compensated, six degrees of freedom accelerometer with cubic proof-mass. The accelerometer can detect quasi-steady accelerations of extremely low magnitude of about 10-11 ms-2. The accelerometer is mounted at the center of gravity of the MIMOSA satellite.
| Nation: | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Atmosphere density |
| Operator: | Astronomical Insitute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Astronomicky ustav AV CR) |
| Contractors: | Space Devices Ltd. of Praha |
| Equipment: | Accelerometer |
| Configuration: | Polyhedron |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 66 kg |
| Orbit: | 316 km × 845 km, 96.81° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIMOSA | 2003-031B | 30.06.2003 | Pl LC-133/3 | Rokot-KM | with MOST, CanX 1, AAU-Cubesat, DTUSat, XI-IV, CUTE 1, QuakeSat, Monitor-E GVM |
