On this date, eight years ago, the Moscow State University successfully launched the Lomonosov satellite. This was the launch of a spacecraft from Russia's new Cosmodrome - Vostochny.
The aim of the project was to investigate extreme phenomena in the universe:
The Lomonosov spacecraft was the first Russian space observatory to be capable of detecting radiation from objects in the gamma-ray to optical spectrum.
Experts from various countries participated in this international scientific and educational project. The Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics at Moscow State University became one of the key organizations involved in the development of scientific equipment for spacecraft.
The educational objectives of the Lomonosov project have become as significant as the scientific and applied objectives. Lomonosov has become a "cosmic" synthesis of science and education.
The satellite decayed from orbit on 16 December 2023.
The Lomonosov project won first place in the "Scientific Space Exploration Programs" category at the All-Russian Youth Science and Practice Conference "Vostochny Cosmodrome: Prospects for the Development of Russian Cosmonautics", Roscosmos, United Rocket and Space Corporation, 2015.
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The aim of the project was to investigate extreme phenomena in the universe:
- Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays
- Transient luminescence
- Gamma-ray flashes
- Variations in the environmental radiation
- Detecting and monitoring of space segments for potentially dangerous space objects.
The Lomonosov spacecraft was the first Russian space observatory to be capable of detecting radiation from objects in the gamma-ray to optical spectrum.
Experts from various countries participated in this international scientific and educational project. The Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics at Moscow State University became one of the key organizations involved in the development of scientific equipment for spacecraft.
The educational objectives of the Lomonosov project have become as significant as the scientific and applied objectives. Lomonosov has become a "cosmic" synthesis of science and education.
The satellite decayed from orbit on 16 December 2023.
The Lomonosov project won first place in the "Scientific Space Exploration Programs" category at the All-Russian Youth Science and Practice Conference "Vostochny Cosmodrome: Prospects for the Development of Russian Cosmonautics", Roscosmos, United Rocket and Space Corporation, 2015.
More information can be found at the following link:
