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MKA-N [Dauria Aerospace]
Dauria Aerospace and Roskosmos signed in December 2012 a contract for the construction of two MKA-N earth observing nanosatellites.
The MKA satellites are built to the CubeSat (6U) standard and feature a multispectral imaging system with a resolution of 22 meters per pixel. They are close copies to Dauria's commercial Perseus-O satellites.
Both satellites were launched together and deployed successfully, but have failed to establish contact.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Roskosmos |
| Contractors: | Dauria |
| Equipment: | 22 m multispectral imager |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | +5 years |
| Mass: | 11.7 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKA-N 1 | 2017-042J ? | 14.07.2017 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat | with Kanopus-V-IK 1, Flying Laptop, WNISAT 1R, NORSAT 1, NORSAT 2, TechnoSat, CICERO 1, 2, 3, Landmapper-BC 1, 2, MKA-N 2, Flock-2k 1, ..., 48, Lemur-2 42, ..., 49, NanoACE, Mayak, Iskra-MAI-85, UTE-UESOR | |
| MKA-N 2 | 2017-042K ? | 14.07.2017 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat | with Kanopus-V-IK 1, Flying Laptop, WNISAT 1R, NORSAT 1, NORSAT 2, TechnoSat, CICERO 1, 2, 3, Landmapper-BC 1, 2, MKA-N 1, Flock-2k 1, ..., 48, Lemur-2 42, ..., 49, NanoACE, Mayak, Iskra-MAI-85, UTE-UESOR |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
References:
- Dauria Aerospace: Dauria Aerospace Partners with Elecnor Deimos to Create the Worlds First Daily Full Earth Imaging Satellite Constellation, 12 May 2014
- Earth Imaging Journal: Dauria Space Scales Back, 17 February 2015
Further Perseus missions:
