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SamSat-218/D [SSAU]
SamSat-218/D, also known as Kontakt-Nanosputnik, is a 3U CubeSat class satellite developed by the Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU).
SamSat-218/D will demonstrate attitude stabilization by use the aerodynamic forces. The satellite body itself is a 2U CubeSat structure with an additional empty 1U compartment for aerodynamic stabilization.
The satellite was launched piggy-back using a cubesat deployer developed by RSC Progress on the Soyuz-2-1a Volga rocket inaugurating the new Vostochny cosmodrome.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Samara State Aerospace University |
| Contractors: | Samara State Aerospace University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 4 kg |
| Orbit: | 471 km × 485 km, 97.3 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamSat-218/D (Kontakt-Nanosputnik) | 2016-026C | 28.04.2016 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Volga | with MVL-300, Aist 2D |
Launch Sites:
- Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- I.V. Belokonov, I.A. Timbai: Aerodynamically Stabilized Nanosatellite – Problems of Design
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