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Kosmos 3M Launches CHAMP, MITA and
RUBIN
A Kosmos 3M
launched CHAMP, MITA and RUBIN from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome
at 5:00 a.m. PDT (1200 UTC) on July 15. The satellites were
launched into a 421 x 476 km orbit, inclined at 87.3
degrees.
CHAMP (CHAllenging
Microsatellite Payload) is a German geophysics research
minisatellite operated by GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam. The 522
kg (1148.4 lbm) satellite was built by Dornier Satellitensysteme
(now part of Astrium), and has a five year expected life.
MITA (Microsatellite
Italiano di Technologia Avanzata) is an Italian Space Agency
experimental microsatellite built by Carlo Gavvazio Space S.p.a.
under contract with the Italian space agency (ASI). The 50 kg (110
lbm) satellite is a small technology demonstration mission,
carrying the MicroTechSensor for Attitude and Orbit Measurement
System (MTS-AOMS), a system that incorporates Earth, star, and
magnetic field sensing into a single package for atttitude and
orbit control systems.
RUBIN, a joint
Russian-German experimental payload designed to remain attached to
the Kosmos-3M's payload adapter.
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