UniSat
Spacecraft · Italy
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Italian technology satellite developed by the GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell' Universita degli Studi 'la Sapienza') in Roma. Technology satellite for GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome), Italy. Launched 2000-2006.
Unisat was financed by ASI and MURST (Ministero dell'Universtia e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica). The first carried NiMH batteries, a magnetometer, and a payload consisting of a space debris sensor and a camera. Later models were used to test customer equipment and deploy cubesats or Pocket-PUCP's.
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Subtopics
Related
- Family
- Technology, Technology satellite
- Country
- Italy
- Launch Vehicles
- R-36M 15A14, R-36M2 15A18M, Dnepr
- Launch Sites
- Baikonur, Baikonur LC109
- Agency
- La Sapienza, GAUSS
Photo Gallery
UniSat 1
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Unisat-5
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UniSat 7
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Chronology
5 events
2000 September 26
10:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- UniSat - .
Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Italy.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: la Sapienza.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: UniSat.
USAF Sat Cat: 26547 . COSPAR: 2000-057C. Apogee: 670 km (416 mi). Perigee: 643 km (399 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
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- UniSat 2 - . Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Nation: Italy. Agency: Makeyev bureau. Manufacturer: La Sapienza. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: UniSat. USAF Sat Cat: 27608 . COSPAR: 2002-058D. Apogee: 667 km (414 mi). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Inclination: 64.60 deg. Period: 97.80 min.
2004 June 29
06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Unisat 3 - . Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Nation: Italy. Agency: La Sapienza. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: UniSat. USAF Sat Cat: 28373 . COSPAR: 2004-025H. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Perigee: 684 km (425 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.80 min.
2013 November 21
07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Unisat-5 - .
Mass: 19 kg (41 lb). Nation: Italy.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Unisat.
USAF Sat Cat: 39421 . COSPAR: 2013-066F. Apogee: 636 km (395 mi). Perigee: 592 km (367 mi). Inclination: 97.78 deg. Period: 96.97 min.
Technology satellite for the University of Rome. It carried a further eight tiny satellites within it, and one of those (PUCP-Sat) carried a further nested satellite, Pocket-PUCP. Most of the subsatellites were ejected from Unisat-5 between 08:10 and 08:25 GMT on November 21.