Mikhail Lomonosov (satellite)
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| Type: | Space telescope |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2016-026A |
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| Dimensions: | 450 kg |
| Begin: | April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UTC |
| Starting place: | Vostochny Cosmodrome |
| Launcher: | Soyuz 2.1A |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.3 ° |
| Apogee height : | 493 km |
| Perigee height : | 477 km |
Mikhail Lomonosov ( MVL-300 ) is a Russian space telescope used to study high-energy radiation. It was named after the Russian natural scientist Mikhail Wassiljewitsch Lomonossow , with the designation MVL-300 referring to the researcher's birth year about 300 years ago.
It was discovered on April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UTC with a Soyuz 2.1 launcher from the Vostochny Cosmodrome together with AIST 2 , a 53 kg test satellite for imaging systems and the Cubesat SamSat-218 / D, which uses forces to investigate the remnants of the earth's atmosphere , brought into near-earth orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with seven scientific devices (TUS, BDRG, UFFO, DEPRON, ShOK, ELFIN-L, IMISS-1) and is intended to investigate high-energy cosmic rays and short-lived phenomena in the upper atmosphere. The primary instrument is a camera that is supposed to record the UV light emitted by a shower of particles , which is created when high-energy particles interact with the earth's atmosphere. The telescope called Tracking-UV-Set-Up (TUS) with a Fresnel mirror surface of 1.8 m² was originally planned as a stand-alone experiment on its own satellite, but later became part of the Lomonosov mission. With the help of its 256 photomultipliers, it can monitor 6,400 km² of the earth's atmosphere in a time frame of 0.8 µs. In addition, the satellite is equipped with three identical instruments that detect gamma ray bursts in the energy range from 0.01 to 3.0 MeV. With the help of this, he should also direct his other instruments to the source of these short-lived phenomena in order to obtain common data. However, they are also supposed to study solar radiation, pulsars and other short-lived high-energy phenomena. Another instrument, UFFO, provides images in the ultraviolet and X-ray range with a 20 cm telescope with 256 * 256 pixels in the UV and a telescope with 191 cm² effective area and 48 * 48 pixels in the X-ray range. The optical payload consists of two super wide-angle cameras that can continuously record up to seven images per second and thus deliver optical data on short-lived events. The DEPRON instrument is a dosimeter for electrons , protons and thermal neutrons . The Electron Loss and Fields Investigator for Lomonosov (ELFIN-L). ELFIN-L consists of a fluxgate magnetometer and a particle detector for electrons and protons. His data should help to understand the processes that influence radiation in the earth's magnetosphere. An iMiss-1 technology demonstration instrument will evaluate the performance of the satellite's inertial measurement units and study their possible use for the automatic stabilization of the satellite's imaging systems.
The satellite was based on the satellite bus Kanopus of WNIIEM by the Lomonosov Moscow State University built and has a design life of three years. The British company SSTL supplied parts of the avionics .
Web links
- Project website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ n2yo.com: MVL 300 Satellite details 2016-026A NORAD 41464 , accessed May 11, 2016
- ↑ sinp.msu.ru: Университетский спутник "Ломоносов" , accessed on May 11, 2016
- ↑ a b c NASASpaceFlight: Soyuz 2-1A launches maiden mission from Vostochny , accessed on May 11, 2016
- ↑ sinp.msu.ru: TUS | Университетский спутник "Ломоносов" , accessed on May 11, 2016