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Tomsk-TPU 120
Tomsk-TPU 120 [Tomsk TPU]
Tomsk-TPU 120 is a 3U Cubesat built by the Tomsk Polytechnic University (Tomsk TPU).
The satellite was constructed using a 3D printer for the structure. Although the satellite is based on the 3U Cubesat standard, it will not be released using a deployer, but will be released by a kosmonaut during a spacewalk. Therefore it is fitted with a handle.
It was launched onboard of Progress-MS 02 to the ISS. Release of Tomsk-TPU 120 will be made by hand during a spacewalk (EVA) in the aft-nadir direction from ISS, likely in July 2017.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Tomsk TPU |
| Contractors: | Tomsk TPU |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | 3U Cubesat with handle |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | ~ 6 months |
| Mass: | 5 kg |
| Orbit: | 397 km × 408 km, 51.63° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomsk-TPU 120 | 1998-067MZ | 31.03.2016 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-2-1a | with Progress-MS 02 |
