UGATUSAT [UGATU]
UGATUSAT [UGATU] |
UGATUSAT (Ufimskiy Gosudarstvenniy Aviatsionniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet Satellite) is a microsatellite developed by UGATU (Ufimskiy Gosudarstvenniy Aviatsionniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet, Ufa State Aviation Technical University) on a budget of 115 million rubles. The 30 kg satellite features a earth observation camera with 50 m ground resolution.
Goals of the mission are to provide experience to the students in operating a
satellite, to develop a satellite control system and to provide earth observation to
monitor water and forrest resources.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Technology, earth observation |
| Operator: | Ufimskiy Gosudarstvenniy Aviatsionniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet |
| Contractors: | Ufimskiy Gosudarstvenniy Aviatsionniy Tekhnicheskiy Universitet |
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| Mass: | 35 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
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| UGATUSAT (RS 28) | 17.09.2009 | TB LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | with Meteor-M 1, Sterkh 2, Universitetsky 2, Sumbandila, BLITS, IRIS |
Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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