TabletSat-Aurora
{{Short description|Russian micro-satellite}}
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| mission_type = Technology demonstration
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| COSPAR_ID = 2014-033H
| SATCAT = 40017
| website = [http://www.sputnix.ru/ru/projects/microsatellite-demonstrator At sputnix.ru (Russian)]
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| launch_site = Dombarovsky
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TabletSat-Aurora is a Russian micro-satellite launched in 2014. The satellite is built in shape of hexagonal prism, with 6 foldable solar panels.{{cite web|title=TabletSat-Aurora|url=https://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/tablesat-aurora/|website=spaceflight101.com|access-date=March 18, 2023}} It is claimed to be the first privately developed satellite in the Russian Federation.
Launch
TabletSat-Aurora was launched from Dombarovsky site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket.{{cite web|title=First Russian Private Earth Remote Sensing Satellite
|url=https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/first-russian-private-earth-remote-sensing-satellite?output=pdf
|website=GIM International|access-date=March 18, 2023}} Two-way communication with Earth was successfully established soon after launch.{{cite web | url=https://nauka.tass.ru/nauka/1268351| title=Russian private satellite transmitted the first signal to Earth (translated from Russian)|date=June 19, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2023 }}
Mission
It intended to verify technologies for the future satellite constellation Earth observation technologies Main payload is the panchromatic photo camera capable of 15m resolution at nadir.{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Gunter D. |title=TabletSat-Aurora|website=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=March 18, 2023|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tabletsat-aurora.htm}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tabletsat-aurora.htm Gunters space page on TabletSat-Aurora]
{{Orbital launches in 2014}}
Category:Earth observation satellites of Russia
Category:Spacecraft launched by Dnepr rockets
Category:Spacecraft launched in 2014
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