Today, November 5, at 02:18 Moscow time (08:18 Amur time), the successful launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Ionosfera-M satellite and 53 small satellites for simultaneous launch took place from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Among the satellites launched into orbit were:
- Ionosfera-M No. 1 and No. 2 equipped with the plasma and energetic radiation spectrometer (SPER) device developed by the researchers of the Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (RML), as well as with the gamma-ray spectrometer (SG) device developed at the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of Moscow State University (SINP MSU);
- Altair - 6U CubeSat with educational and scientific instruments DeKoR-3, MADIZ, and SUP, created with the involvement of schoollers under the guidance of scientists and engineers from the RML;
- Ruzayevka-390 - 3U CubeSat with the MADIZ device (SINP MSU);
- ArcticSat-1- 3U CubeSat equipped with a cosmic radiation detector (SINP MSU).
The onboard equipment of the Altair CubeSat includes telemetry blocks and satellite beacons. The device is capable of operating on both VHF channels as well as a high-speed channel. During the second session, confirmation of the SEP's operation and the normal functioning of the channel was received. All telemetry was collected, and a brief plan for checking the onboard systems was established.
The launch of the satellites was carried out as part of the Space-π project and the Constellation-270 grouping of the School of Physics at Moscow State University "Cosmos."
Congratulations to all participants on the successful launch! This event serves as a shining example of the collaborative efforts of young and experienced scientists and engineers aimed at advancing space research and technology!
