Engineering:Aist 1
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | Samara Aerospace University |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-078C |
| SATCAT no. | 39492 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Aist |
| Manufacturer | Samara Aerospace University TsSKB Progress |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 December 2013, 12:30:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1v/Volga |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 43/4 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 600 kilometres (370 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 631 kilometres (392 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 82.42 degrees[2] |
| Period | 96.87 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 03:53:46 UTC[2] |
Aist 1 (Russian: Аист 1, meaning Stork 1) is a Russian technology demonstration satellite which was launched in December 2013. Aist 1 is operated by the Samara Aerospace University, who constructed it in partnership with TsSKB Progress. It is the second launched Aist satellite, following Aist 2's April 2013 launch.[3]
Satellite
Aist1's primary technological mission objectives are demonstrating its systems and bus and investigating how to minimize acceleration caused by microgravitational effects.[4] It will also measure micrometeoroid and microscopic orbital debris impacts, and test new sensors and techniques designed to study Earth's magnetic field.[3]
Aist 1 was launched aboard the maiden flight of TsSKB Progress' Volga upper stage equipped Soyuz-2-1v carrier rocket, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43[5][6] at 12:30 UTC on 28 December 2013,[7] following a series of delays.[8] The same rocket also deployed two SKRL-756 radar calibration satellites. Aist separated from the upper stage at 14:10 UTC, 100 minutes after liftoff.[9]
References
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "AIST 1 Satellite details 2013-078C NORAD 39492". N2YO. 25 January 2015. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=39492.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zak, Anatoly. "Aist satellite". RussianSpaceWeb. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/aist.html.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Aist 1, 2 (147KS)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/aist.htm.
- ↑ "Войска воздушно-космической обороны провели запуск космического аппарата научного назначения «Аист»". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 28 December 2013. http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=11883242@egNews.
- ↑ "Russia launches new Soyuz rocket". Reuters. 28 December 2013. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-space-idUKBRE9BR06G20131228.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "No.693 draft". Jonathan's Space Report. http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/latest.html.
- ↑ "After Series of Delays, Russia Launches New Soyuz Rocket". RIA Novosti. 28 December 2013. http://en.ria.ru/russia/20131228/186021089/After-Series-of-Delays-Russia-Launches-New-Soyuz-Rocket.html.
- ↑ Downes, Nathaniel; Bergin, Chris (28 December 2013). "Russia conduct successful debut launch of Soyuz-2-1v". NASASpaceflight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/12/russia-debut-soyuz-2-1v-plesetsk/.
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