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Aist 1

Russian technology demonstration satellite. Aist 1 was launched on December 28, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1V from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-078CNORAD 39492Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Aist 1
Payload designation
Aist No. 1
International designator
2013-078C
NORAD catalog number
39492
GCAT identifier
S39492
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/709

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AIST
Owner
SGAU
Country
Russia
Builder
Samara State Aerospace University
Platform (bus)
AIST

Launch

Date
December 28, 2013 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record
2013-078Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
599 km
Apogee
625 km
Inclination
82.42°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2019

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15461711 (CC0).