KAI-2 Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Name	KAI-2
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Mass in kg	3.6 kg
Status	not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher	Sojuz
Organisation	Kazan National Research Technical University
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Headquarters	Russia
Manufacturer	AIVT by NILAKT DOSAAF
Operator	NILAKT DOSAAF
Oneliner	5 cameras for remote sensing.
Description	16 different satellite missions within the framework of the Space-PI project with the participation of students and schoolchildren. The small spacecraft "KAI-1" is the first school satellite from Tatarstan. Engineers of the NILAKT DOSAAF company (Kaluga) and students of the Engineering Lyceum-Boarding School of KNRTU-KAI worked on its creation. Students and employees of the Institute of Radio Electronics, Photonics and Digital Technologies of KNRTU-KAI took part in the creation of the payload. KAI-1 is needed to fix the meteorological situation and conduct remote sensing. He conducts synchronous shooting from five cameras and transmits images to the ground complex. In the future, a panorama of the space around the satellite will be made from the images. Also, a temperature meter based on fiber-optic sensors is tested on board in space conditions. Students of the Engineering Lyceum-Boarding School, as well as students and employees of the Institute of Radio Electronics, Photonics and Digital Technologies of KNRTU-KAI.
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COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Sputnix

Last modified: 2026-01-03