AIST (small satellite)
AIST ( Russian АИСТ for stork ) are small Russian satellites that were developed by a group of students, doctoral candidates and scientists from the Samara State Aerospace University in collaboration with RKZ Progress .
One of the tasks of the satellites is to measure the earth's magnetic field and micrometeorites of natural and artificial origin.
List of satellites
| Surname | Start time ( UTC ) | Launcher | Launch site | Track height (2019 approx.) |
COSPAR ID | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIST 2 | Apr 19, 2013 10:00 | Soyuz-2.1a | Baikonur 31/6 | 550 km | 2013-015D | together with Bion-M1 , Beesat-2 , Beesat-3 , SOMP and Dove-2 |
| AIST 1 | Dec 28, 2013 12:30 pm | Soyuz-2.1w / Volga | Plesetsk 43/4 | 600 km | 2013-078C | together with Kosmos 2492 and 2493 |
| AIST 2D ( RS-48 ) |
Apr 28, 2016 2:01 am | Soyuz-2.1a / Volga | Vostochny | 470 km | 2016-026B | together with Mikhail Lomonossow , SamSat 218 |
Web links
- AIST Small Satellite. RZK Progress, accessed April 20, 2013 .
- Aist-1 1,2 and Aist-2D on Gunter's Space Page.