TabletSat-Aurora

TabletSat-Aurora is a Russian micro-satellite launched in 2014. The satellite is built in shape of hexagonal prism, with 6 foldable solar panels.^[1] It is claimed to be the first privately developed satellite in the Russian Federation.

TabletSat-Aurora

Mission type	Technology demonstration Earth observation
Operator	Sputnix
COSPAR ID	2014-033H
SATCAT no.	40017
Website	At sputnix.ru (Russian)
Mission duration	Elapsed: 10 years, 11 months, 5 days
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	26.2 kg (58 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	19 June 2014, 19:11 (2014-06-19UTC19:11) UTC
Rocket	Dnepr
Launch site	Dombarovsky
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Eccentricity	0
Perigee altitude	620 km (390 mi)
Apogee altitude	620 km (390 mi)
Inclination	97.9°

Launch

TabletSat-Aurora was launched from Dombarovsky site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket.^[2] Two-way communication with Earth was successfully established soon after launch.^[3]

Mission

It intended to verify technologies for the future satellite constellation Earth observation technologies^[1] Main payload is the panchromatic photo camera capable of 15m resolution at nadir.^[4]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 2014 in spaceflight