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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Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | 35 kg |
Orbit: | 814 km × 821 km, 98.80° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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UGATUSAT (RS 28) | 2009-049E | 17.09.2009 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1b Fregat | with Meteor-M 1, Sterkh 2, Universitetsky 2, Sumbandila, BLITS, IRIS |