SISP
Spacecraft · Sweden
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Swedish manufacturer of spacecraft. Swedish Inst. for Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
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Chronology
1 event
2000 November 21
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10.- Munin - .
Mass: 529 kg (1,166 lb). Nation: Sweden.
Agency: Seal Beach.
Manufacturer: SISP.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Munin.
USAF Sat Cat: 26621 . COSPAR: 2000-075C. Apogee: 1,797 km (1,116 mi). Perigee: 701 km (435 mi). Inclination: 95.40 deg. Period: 110.50 min.
The small 6 kg Munin nanosatellite was built by Swedish students in collaboration with the Swedish Insitute for Space Physics (IRF) and carried a particle detector, a spectrometer, and an auroral camera. After deployment of EO-1 and SAC-C a fourth burn put the Delta second stage in a 697 x 1800 km x 95.4 deg orbit, after which Munin was ejected from the stage.