Munin (satellite)

Munin is a Swedish nanosatellite. It was launched on November 21, 2000 on a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, together with two other satellites. Munin was developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in cooperation with students from Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University. Last contact was on December 2nd, 2001, after a manual CPU reset. The failure of the satellite was likely in the boot PROM.

Munin

Mission type	Auroral measurements
Operator	Swedish Institute of Space Physics
COSPAR ID	2000-075C
SATCAT no.	26621
Mission duration	2 months, 12 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Launch mass	6 kg
Dimensions	21 cm × 21 cm × 22 cm (8.3 in × 8.3 in × 8.7 in)
Power	6 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	2000-11-21
Rocket	Delta II
Launch site	Vandenberg Space Force Base
End of mission
Disposal	Contact lost
Declared	2001-02-01
Last contact	2001-12-02
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Elliptical polar orbit
Altitude	707 km
Inclination	96.5°
Period	110 minutes

General information

• Dimensions
  • Size: 210 mm × 210 mm × 220 mm (8.3 in × 8.3 in × 8.7 in)
  • Mass: 6 kg (13 lb)
• Science
  • Combined ion and electron spectrometer
  • High energy particle detector
  • Miniature CCD camera intended for auroral imaging
• Onboard computer
  • CPU: Texas Instruments TMS320C50 at 40 MHz^[1][2]
  • RAM: 2 MB^[3]

Elliptical polar orbit. Perigee: 698 km, apogee: 1800 km.

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• Swedish National Space Board