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Rubin 8-AIS
Rubin 8-AIS (Rubin payload at the left side
of the payload adaptor) [ISRO]
Rubin 8-AIS (Automatic Identification System) is to test the AIS signal receivers in orbit and the data transmission via Orbcomm and Iridium networks.
One AIS module containg a solar panel and the AIS-receiver (similar to the modules used in Rubin-7-AIS) is firmly attached to the adaptor section of the fourth stage of the PSLV-CA launch vehicle. It will not be separated from the upper stage.
Rubin-8-AIS was successfully launched on 28. April 2008 on a PSLV-CA from India.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, traffic monitoring |
| Operator: | OHB-System |
| Contractors: | OHB-System |
| Equipment: | AIS-receiver |
| Configuration: | payload modules bolted to PSLV upper stage |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 7 kg (excluding upper stage) |
| Orbit: | 619 km × 662 km, 97.92° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin 8-AIS | 2008-021K | 28.04.2008 | Sr SLP | PSLV-CA | with Cartosat 2A, IMS 1, CanX 6, CanX 2, AAUSAT 2, Cute 1.7 + APD II, COMPASS 1, Delfi C3, SEEDS 2 |
References:
- Indulis Kalnins, Manfred Fuchs: Small- and Nano-Satellites from Bremen
Further Rubin missions:
