Five educational satellites on the Geoscan 3U platform were launched into orbit
On November 5, 2024, Russian educational nanosatellites on the Geoscan 3U platform were successfully launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. They became part of the Space-π program, aimed at developing space research among schoolchildren and students.
The satellites are equipped with unique scientific instruments, including hyperspectrometers, plasma engines and radio occultation sounding systems. They will study the Earth, the troposphere, the ionosphere, and test new technologies.
All devices were launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. The performance of the satellites is monitored by the SONICS network of stations installed in Russian universities. This launch confirms the success of the modernized platform of the Geoscan company and promotes the involvement of young people in space science. Let us recall that the Space-π Project, organized by the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations, is aimed at launching 100 scientific and educational satellites into Earth orbit, and Glavkosmos is the main integrator of the project.
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