UniSat-6

UNISAT-6

UNISAT-6 Mission Patch
Operator GAUSS Srl
Mission type technology demonstration
Launch date 19 June 2014 (2014-06-19)
Launch vehicle Dnepr-1
Mission duration ongoing
COSPAR ID 2014-033C
SATCAT 40012
Homepage GAUSS Srl page on UniSat-6 mission
Mass 26 kg (including sub-satellites)
Orbital elements
Eccentricity 0.005957
Inclination 97.93 deg.
Apoapsis 694
Periapsis 610

UniSat-6 is an Italian micro-satellite developed by GAUSS Srl and launched in 2014. The satellite is built in a 0.4x0.4x0.4m box-shaped bus, optimized for piggy-back launch. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body, with maximal electrical power of 11W. The satellite has no on-orbit propulsion, it makes use of an attitude stabilization system based on permanent magnets.[1]

Launch

UniSat-6 was launched from Dombarovsky (air base) site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr-1 rocket.

Mission

UniSat-6 during satellite integration with the DNEPR launcher.
UniSat-6 during satellite integration with the Dnepr-1 launcher.

The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, the main test piece being 3 deployment systems loaded with 4 CubeSat satellites, namely AeroCube 6, Lemur 1, ANTELSAT and Tigrisat,[2] with a total volume 9U. All sub-satellites were deployed 25 hours after achieving orbit, without incidents.[3]

The satellite is also equipped with an on-board camera to take pictures of the release of the cubesats and for Earth Observation.

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