ALMASat-1
Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | University of Bologna |
COSPAR ID | 2012-006B |
SATCAT no. | 38078 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 12.5 kilograms (28 lb) |
Dimensions | 30 centimetres (12 in) cube |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 February 2012, 10:00:00 (2012-02-13UTC10Z) UTC |
Rocket | Vega |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 25 April 2020 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 311 kilometres (193 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,250 kilometres (780 mi) |
Inclination | 69.5 degrees |
Period | 100.32 minutes |
Epoch | 19 December 2013, 04:49:04 UTC[1] |
ALMASat-1 (ALma MAter SATellite) was a micro satellite developed by University of Bologna for demonstrative purposes to benefit Earth observation missions. The project was funded by Italian Ministry of Research.[2]
About the satellite
The satellite was made from high quality aluminium and reinforced with eight stainless steel plates. Solar cells were mounted on four sides of satellite for providing the power required for satellite operation.
Mission
The work on development of ALMASat was started in 2003. It was expected to be launched into orbit on a Dnepr rocket. Later it was launched by Vega launch vehicle with other satellites on board.
The ALMASat-1 was a microsatellite having a cuboidal structure, meant for a demo purpose, it accommodated payloads of different sizes and power requirements. The main purpose of ALMASat-1 was to test the 3-axis pointing accuracy for the future satellite launches.[3]
Launch
ALMASAT-1 was launched by Vega launch system on February 13, 2012, from Kourou, French Guiana.
Re-entry
ALMASAT-1 decayed from orbit 25 April 2020.
References
External links
- ALma MAter SATellite Official Site
- ALMASAT at European Space Agency
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- Ziyuan III-01, VesselSat-2
- Fengyun 2-07
- USA-233
- Progress M-14M
- Navid
- LARES, ALMASat-1, Xatcobeo, UniCubeSat-GG, ROBUSTA, e-st@r, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat
- SES-4
- Compass-G5
- MUOS-1
- Edoardo Amaldi ATV
- Intelsat 22
- Kosmos 2479
- Apstar 7
- USA-234
- Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3
- Progress M-15M
- YahSat-1B
- RISAT-1
- Compass-M3, Compass-M4
- USA-235
- Tianhui 1B
- Yaogan 14, Tiantuo 1
- Soyuz TMA-04M
- JCSAT-13, Vinasat-2
- Kosmos 2480
- Shizuku, Kompsat 3, SDS-4, Horyu 2
- Nimiq 6
- SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2, New Frontier
- Fajr
- ChinaSat 2A
- Yaogan 15
- Intelsat 19
- NuSTAR
- Shenzhou 9
- USA-236 / Quasar 18
- USA-237 / Orion 8
- EchoStar XVII, MSG-3
- SES-5
- Soyuz TMA-05M
- Kounotori 3 (Raiko, We-Wish, Niwaka, TechEdSat, F-1)
- Kanopus-V1, BelKA-2, Zond-PP, TET-1, exactView-1
- Tianlian I-03
- Gonets-M No.3, Gonets-M No.4, Kosmos 2481, MiR
- Progress M-16M (Sfera-53)
- Intelsat 20, HYLAS 2
- Telkom-3, Ekspress-MD2
- Intelsat 21
- RBSP-A, RBSP-B
- USA-239
- SpaceX CRS-1, Orbcomm-2
- David, Sif
- Shijian 9-01, Shijian 9-02
- Intelsat 23
- Soyuz TMA-06M
- Compass G6
- Progress M-17M
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).