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ALMASat-1
(ALma MAter SATellite) was a micro satellite developed by
University of Bologna
for demonstrative purposes to benefit Earth observation missions. The project was funded by
Italian Ministry of Research
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About the satellite
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The satellite was made from high quality aluminium and reinforced with eight stainless steel plates. Solar cells were mounted on four sides of satellite for providing the power required for satellite operation.
Mission
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The work on development of ALMASat was started in 2003. It was expected to be launched into orbit on a Dnepr rocket. Later it was launched by
Vega
launch vehicle with other satellites on board.
The ALMASat-1 was a microsatellite having a cuboidal structure, meant for a demo purpose, it accommodated payloads of different sizes and power requirements.
The main purpose of ALMASat-1 was to test the 3-axis pointing accuracy for the future satellite launches.
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Launch
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ALMASAT-1 was launched by
Vega
launch system on February 13, 2012, from
Kourou
,
French Guiana
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Re-entry
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ALMASAT-1 decayed from orbit 25 April 2020.
References
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External links
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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- EchoStar XVII
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MSG-3
- SES-5
- Soyuz TMA-05M
- Kounotori 3
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Raiko
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We-Wish
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Niwaka
,
TechEdSat
,
F-1
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- Kanopus-V1
,
BelKA-2
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Zond-PP
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TET-1
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exactView-1
- Tianlian I-03
- Gonets-M
No.3,
Gonets-M
No.4,
Kosmos 2481
,
MiR
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August
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September
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- SPOT 6
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PROITERES
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mRESINS
- USA-238
,
SMDC-ONE 1.1
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SMDC-ONE 1.2
,
AeroCube 4
,
AeroCube 4A
,
AeroCube 4B
,
Aeneas
,
Re
,
CSSWE
,
CP5
,
CXBN
,
CINEMA 1
- MetOp-B
- Compass-M5
,
Compass-M6
- Astra 2F
,
GSAT-10
- VRSS-1
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October
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November
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December
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Launches are separated by dots ( ? ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights
are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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