UniSat-6
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UNISAT-6 Mission Patch | |
| Operator | GAUSS Srl |
|---|---|
| Mission type | technology demonstration |
| Launch date | 19 June 2014 |
| 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
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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