Rubin 1

Germany

Spacecraft n°:

Germany spacecraft n°: 34

Launch data:

Designation	26406 / 00039C
Launch date	15 Jul 2000 - 12:00 UT
Launch site	Pl, LC132
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M (11K65M)
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	416/476 km
Inclination	87.3°
Period	93.5 min

Will test a technology that enables to control a satellite without waiting for it to flow over a control station. It remained attached to the rocket's payload adapter. Partly built by students of the Hochschule Bremen.

Specifications

Prime contractor	OHB
Platform
Mass at launch	170 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Carries the Nina particle detector.

End of live:

Re-entered date:
Lifetime:	30 Aug 2001

Description:

Bird-Rubin is a German microsatellite that was launched by a Kosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk at 12:00 UT. The 37 kilogram microsatellite carries components for testing in the space environment. It remained attached to the rocket, intentionally or otherwise.

Ref: #7, #27, #228 - update: 29.06.12