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Shtil'-1 | COMPASS-2

Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau · Shtil'-1 · Ekaterinburg (K-84), Sea Launch

Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau's 3rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,771st orbital launch attempt

May 26, 2006Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: May 26, 18:50May 26, 18:50 UTC

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COMPASS-2

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.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — Ekaterinburg (K-84)

1 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch

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