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Aist 2D [TsSKB-Progress]
Aist 2D is a Russian microsatellite developed by designed by a group of students, postgraduates and scientists of Samara Aerospace University in cooperation with TsSKB-Progress.
The satellite's mission is to test a new micro satellite bus. The prime payload is the Avrora imager which has a ground resolution of 1.48 meter in panchromatic mode and a 4.5 meter resolution in multispectral mode. Also on board is the BiRLK Bistatic P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of observing targets hidden by vegetation and subsurface features as well examinating global geology and vegetation biomass. The DMS-01 mass spectrometer analyzes the gasseous environment of the satellite, especiall the outgassing of the satellite components.
The satelite was launched on the maiden flight of the Soyuz-2-1a Volga launch vehicle from the new Vostochny cosmodrome.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Samara Aerospace University |
| Contractors: | Samara Aerospace University, TsSKB-Progress |
| Equipment: | Avrora imager, BiRLK P-band SAR, DMS-01 mass spectrometer |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 years |
| Mass: | 538 kg |
| Orbit: | 471 km × 485 km, 97.3 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aist 2D (RS 48) | 2016-026B | 28.04.2016 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Volga | with MVL-300, SamSat-218/D |
Launch Sites:
- Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- TsSKB-Progress: Aist
