Aalto-1
Aalto-1 flight model in March 2016. | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aalto University |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-036L |
| SATCAT no. | 42775 |
| Website | wiki |
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 7 years, 2 months and 9 days (final) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Bus | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Aalto University |
| Launch mass | 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 34 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 13.4 in) |
| Power | 4.8 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 June 2017, 03:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38) |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | 24 July 2017 (first image) |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 1 September 2024 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.44° |
| Period | 90.0 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Imaging Fabry-Pérot Spectrometer Compact Radiation Monitor Electrostatic Plasma Brake | |
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Aalto-1 was a Finnish research nanosatellite, created by students of Aalto University. Based on the CubeSat architecture, it was originally scheduled to be launched in 2013, it was launched on 23 June 2017. It was Finland's first student satellite project and indigenously produced satellite (it was the first Finnish satellite that started development but not the first launched as the second satellite in the Aalto-series, Aalto-2, launched before Aalto-1). As of 2021, the satellite was operational.
The satellite's mission ended as it re-entered the atmosphere on 1 September 2024.