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SuccessCOMPASS-2 · Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Launch time (NET)
Friday, May 26, 2006, 18:50 UTC
Launch window
Friday, May 26, 2006, 18:50 UTC – Friday, May 26, 2006, 18:50 UTC
Provider
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Rocket
Launch pad
Ekaterinburg (K-84), Sea Launch · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
COMPASS-2
Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The COMPASS-2 or DragSail-Cubesat cubesat project is conducted at the Fachhochschule Aachen for educational purposes and technology demonstration. COMPASS-2 is an universal experimental satellite bus, providing the subsystems for the payloads such as electric power, data storage and handling, attitude control and communication. The center 1U module contains the satellite's avionics, while the two outer 1U payload boxes offer companies and universities an easy way to test and validate their experiments in space.
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