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Class: Technology. Nation: Italy. Agency: Sapienza. Manufacturer: GAUSS. Experimental satellite developed by the GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell' Universita degli Studi 'la Sapienza') in Roma. Unisat was financed by ASI and MURST (Ministero dell'Universtia e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica). It carried NiMH batteries, a magnetometer, and a payload consisting of a space debris sensor and a camera.
Associated Launch Vehicle: R-36M2.
UniSat Chronology - 2000 September 26 - UniSat - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Perigee: 643 km (399 mi). Apogee: 670 km (416 mi). Inclination: 64.56 deg. Period: 97.78 min.
Experimental satellite developed by the GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell' Universita degli Studi 'la Sapienza') in Roma. Unisat was financed by ASI and MURST (Ministero dell'Universtia e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica). It carried NiMH batteries, a magnetometer, and a payload consisting of a space debris sensor and a camera.
- 2002 December 20 - UniSat 2 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Apogee: 667 km (414 mi). Inclination: 64.60 deg. Period: 97.80 min.
- 2004 June 29 - Unisat 3 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Perigee: 684 km (425 mi). Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.80 min.
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