Name | Mayak |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | No signal (Does not carry any telemetry equipment, but also failed to automatically unfurl the reflector) |
Launched | 2017-07-14 |
NORAD ID | 42830 |
Deployer | EXOpod 12U/16U [Exolaunch] |
Launcher | Sojuz-2-1a |
Organisation | Moscow State University of Mechanical Engineering |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Russia |
Launch brokerer | Exolaunch |
Oneliner |
Unfurl a very large reflector to become the brightest object in the sky. |
Description |
Unfurl and use its large swath of reflectors to reflect rays from the sun back to Earth—which will make it the brightest object in the night sky. |
Failure cause | Failed due to a malfunctioning Fregat attitude control thruster. Damage to CubeSat? |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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