AIST 2
| AIST 2 | |
|---|---|
| Country: |
 Russia
|
| Operator: | Samara State Aerospace University , RKZ Progress |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-015D |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 39 kg |
| Begin: | April 19, 2013, 10:00 UTC |
| Starting place: | Baikonur |
| Launcher: | Soyuz 2.1a |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 64.9 ° |
| Apogee height : | 581 km |
| Perigee height : | 559 km |
AIST 2 ( Russian АИСТ for stork ) is a small Russian satellite from the AIST series that was developed by a group of students, doctoral candidates and scientists from the Samara State Aerospace University in cooperation with the space company ZSKB-Progress .
One of the tasks of the satellite was to measure the earth's magnetic field and micrometeorites of natural and artificial origin.
AIST 2 was launched on April 19, 2013 at 10:00 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome together with Bion-M1 and the five small satellites Beesat-2 , Beesat-3 , OSSI 1 , SOMP and Dove-2 with a Soyuz-2.1a - Missile launched.
Web links
- AIST Small Satellite. Retrieved April 20, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ^ AIST 1, 2. Accessed April 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Russian biosatellite launched with small animals. In: Sputnik News. RIA Novosti, April 19, 2013, accessed April 20, 2013 .