DIDO 2
DIDO 2 | |
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Type: | Research satellite |
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Operator: | SpacePharma |
COSPAR-ID : | 2017-008BE |
Mission dates | |
Dimensions: | 4.2 kg |
Begin: | February 15, 2017, 03:58 UTC |
Starting place: | SHAR FLP |
Launcher: | PSLV-XL C-37 |
Status: | in orbit, active |
Orbit data | |
Rotation time : | 94.6 min |
Orbit inclination : | 97.5 ° |
Apogee height : | 509 km |
Perigee height : | 499 km |
DIDO 2 (also called Chen Jiayong 1 ) is an Israeli Cubesat (small satellite) operated by the Swiss SpacePharma SA based in Courgenay in cooperation with Chinese companies. Its task is to carry out experiments under the conditions of microgravity .
Furnishing
The satellite hosts the mGnify payload. The unit can conduct experiments on bacterial growth, antibiotic resistance , polymerization , nanoparticle synthesis and crystallization . The satellite was built on the 3U Cubesat platform and weighs around 4 kg together with mGnify .
Mission history
The launch of DIDO 2 was originally planned on a Dnepr rocket . Had become doubtful than the scheduled start list of the Dnepr, the satellite was then a multi-Cubesat start on an Indian PSLV - launcher moved. The launch took place on February 15, 2017 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center into a sun-synchronous orbit . The satellites Cartosat 2D , INS 1A and INS 1B , Flock 3P 1-88 , Lemur 2 22-29 , PEASSS , BGUSat , Al-Farabi 1 and Nayif 1 were also on board . This launch holds the world record for the most satellites launched at once, namely 104.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Railway data according to DIDO 2. N2YO, February 15, 2017, accessed on December 29, 2017 (English).
- ↑ The Times Of India: ISRO centers set for the record launch of 104 satellites at one go by February 15 , January 29, 2017, accessed on December 29, 2017.
Web links
- DIDO 1, 2 at Gunter's Space Page (English).
- Remote-Controlled Miniaturized Lab Platforms for Microgravity Research , PdF of the Canadian SmallSat Conference on SpacePharma, February 3, 2016, accessed on December 29, 2017.