Rubin 7-AIS
Rubin 7-AIS [OHB-System]
Rubin 7-AIS (Automatic Identification System) is a test payload for the AIS system to be used for global maritime monitoring on the second generation Orbcomm satellites.
Rubin-7-AIS consisted of three redundant units (called Rubin 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3) with fixed solar cells as attached payloads on the Kosmos-3M launch vehicle upper stage. The mission goal is to test the AIS signal receivers in orbit.
| Nation: | Germany |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | OHB-System |
| Contractors: | OHB-System |
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| Configuration: | Experiment container bolted to Kosmos-3M second stage |
| Propulsion: | none (in orbit) |
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| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Rubin 7 AIS | 01.11.2007 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | with SAR-Lupe 3 |
References:
- Indulis Kalnins, Manfred Fuchs: Small- and Nano-Satellites from Bremen
Further Rubin missions:
