Mission type | Technology demonstration |
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Operator | Aalto University |
COSPAR ID | 2017-036L |
SATCAT no. | 42775 |
Website | wiki |
Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 7 years, 3 months and 11 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Bus | 3U CubeSat |
Manufacturer | Aalto University |
Launch mass | 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 34 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 13.4 in) |
Power | 4.8 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 June 2017, 03:59 UTC |
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38) |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Entered service | 24 July 2017 (first image) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) |
Inclination | 97.44° |
Period | 90.0 minutes |
Instruments | |
Imaging Fabry-Pérot Spectrometer Compact Radiation Monitor Electrostatic Plasma Brake | |
Aalto-1 is a Finnish research nanosatellite, created by students of Aalto University. Based on the CubeSat architecture, it was originally scheduled to be launched in 2013, it was launched on 23 June 2017. It is Finland's first student satellite project and indigenously produced satellite.[1] As of 2021, the satellite is operational.[2]. The end of the mission was planned for first days of September 2024 by atmospheric re-entry[3].