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 |
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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 | |
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SamSat-218/D (Kontakt-Nanosputnik) | 2016-026C | 28.04.2016 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Volga | with MVL-300, Aist 2D |