MIMOSA
MIMOSA |
MIMOSA (Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration) is a microsatellite to measure atmospheric drag.
The only scientific payload is an electrostatically compensated, six degrees of freedom
accelerometer with cubic proof-mass. The accelerometer can detect quasi-steady
accelerations of extremely low magnitude of about 10-11 ms-2. The
accelerometer is mounted at the center of gravity of the MIMOSA satellite.
| Nation: | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Atmosphere density |
| Operator: | Astronomical Insitute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Astronomicky ustav AV CR) |
| Contractors: | Space Devices Ltd. of Praha |
| Equipment: | Accelerometer |
| Configuration: | Polyhedron |
| Propulsion: | none |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 66 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIMOSA | 30.06.2003 | Pl LC-133 | Rokot-KM | with MOST, CanX 1, AAU-Cubesat, DTUSat, XI-IV, CUTE 1, QuakeSat, Monitor-Mockup |
Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
© Gunter Dirk Krebs