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Rubin 5-ASOLANT [OHB]
Rubin-5-ASOLANT is a technology/communications payload using the Orbcomm system; it remains intentionally attached to the rocket final stage (in fact, it is part of the adapter used to deploy the other satellites).
It includes the AATiS SAFIR-S amateur transponder and the ESA ASOLANT (Advanced Solar Antenna) solar-powered GPS antenna experiment. The Mozhayets-5 failed to separate from the payload addpator and stayed connected with the upper stage and Rubin-5.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | OHB-System |
| Contractors: | OHB-System |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Experiment container bolted to Kosmos-3M second stage |
| Propulsion: | none (in orbit) |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 681 × 742 km, 98.2 (#3) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin 5-ASOLANT | 2005-043G | 27.10.2005 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | with TopSat 1, China-DMC+4, Mozhayets 5, Sina 1, SSETI-Express, UWE 1, XI 5, Ncube 2 |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
References:
- Indulis Kalnins, Manfred Fuchs: Small- and Nano-Satellites from Bremen
Further Rubin missions:
