Universitetsky-Tatyana-2
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| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | MGU |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-049D |
| SATCAT № | 35868 |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 September 2009, 15:55:07 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 820 kilometres (510 mi) |
| Apogee | 827 kilometres (514 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.54 degrees |
| Period | 101.22 minutes |
| Epoch | 6 July 2014, 02:36:45 UTC[2] |
Universitetsky-Tatyana-2[3] is a small research and educational satellite mainly developed by Taiwan (National Cheng Kung University and National Central University)[4] and Russia Moscow State University and launched on 17 September 2009 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket.[5] This satellite was equally sponsored by Taiwan and Russia. Along with teamwork supported by Mexico and South Korea, the two Taiwanese institutions particularly contributed satellite computing systems, flight programmes as well as thermotic, magnetic, and digital data processing devices.
Mission objectives
The satellite is part of an international research and educational youth program of near-Earth space exploration. The mission's objectives are:[6]
- Investigating light phenomena in the Earth’s atmosphere due to the effect of galaxy cosmic rays and high-energy charged particles;
- Investigating en-route radiation conditions;
- Investigating variations of the Earth’s gravitational and magnetic fields.
See also
References
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