TabletSat-Aurora

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Launch data: Designation  40017 / 14033H Launch date  19 June 2014 - 19:11 UT Launch site  Dombarovsky, LC-370/13 Launch vehicle  Dnepr Mission  Earth observation, technology Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  587 x 622 km Eccentricity   Inclination   98.0° Period  96.6 min

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Description:

• The Russian start-up company SPUTNIX designed and built the TabletSat-Aurora (?????????-??????) technology demonstrator and earth observing satellite.
• The satellite features SPUTNIX's TabletSat-2U-EO bus, which feautures following systems:
  • Three-axial orientation and stabilization system (flywheels, motors-gyros, star mapper and sun sensor, magnetometer, and angular rate sensor);
  • GPS navigator;
  • UHF telecommand and telemetry module;
  • Plug-n-Play architecture based on SpaceWire bus;
  • X-Band transmission system;
  • LiFePO4 battery-powered supply system;
  • Experimental PCB-based AsGa solar panel.
• The spacecraft is fitted with panchromatic photo- and video- camera operating in 430 – 950 nm spectral band as the primary payload to perform imagery of Earth surface with a ground resolution of 15 m and a swath width of 47 km.

Mission details:

• On Jun 19, 2014 launch of a Dnepr rocket from the Yasniy missile base put a record 38 payloads in sun-synchronous orbits ranging from 550 to 610 km at perigee and 620 to 715 km at apogee.
• TabletSat-Aurora is a 25 kg tech demo satellite from the Sputniks (Satellite Innovation Space Systems) company in Moscow.

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