Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AIST-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Samara State Aerospace University, SGAU |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
599 |
Apogee (km) |
626 |
Eccentricity |
0.00193340494092374 |
Inclination (degrees) |
82.4 |
Period (minutes) |
96.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
28-12-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
TsSKB Progress |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2,1v |
COSPAR Number |
2013-078C |
NORAD Number |
39492 |
Comments |
Designed to measure the Earth’s geomagnetic field and test out a new satellite design. |