Five new Geoscan satellites ready for launch
Five of the 16 small spacecraft of the nearest launch from Vostochny within the framework of the Space-π project were made using the Geoscan 3U satellite platform
The photo was taken on a technological camera during spacecraft systems tests
UmKA-1 is an orbital telescope designed by scholars and specialists of School №29 in Podolsk.
From the first hours in orbit, UmKA-1 was escorted by Mission Control Center, located in Podolsk school. On the same day specialists received the first telemetry.
The project team also received e-mails from radio amateurs from all over the world who also received UmKA-1 telemetry data and wishes for success in the mission! As a sign of appreciation, they were sent special electronic "postcards" – QSL cards that confirm the received signal from the cubesat.
The orbiting telescope still undergo a number of tests and experiments, and the project participants lookforward to the first full-fledged image directly on the telescope camera.
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