UmKA-1

Spacecraft of the Podolsk school № 29 with a telescope on board

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SC nameUmKA-1
NORAD ID57172
Number in the Register3672-2023-009
Call signRS40S
Frequencies437,625 MHz, 435,825 MHz
Format3U
Weight4 kg
Payloadhigh-power telescope «Leptonar-20955K» and astronomical digital camera PlayerOne Saturn-C SQR
MissionPhotoshooting deep space objects
PlatformSPUTNIX LLC
Launch date27.06.23, the Vostochny cosmodrome
Launch vehicleLV «Soyuz-2.1b» with US «Fregat»
StatusActive

The UmKA-1 satellite was created by the team of the Center for Scientific Creativity, Podolsk School № 29, as part of the School Space Telescope project. SC was disegned on the basis of the OrbiCraft-Pro platform of the Sputnix company.

The elements of the payload are the high-power telescope "Leptonar-20955K" and the astronomical digital camera PlayerOne Saturn-C SQR. Before placing them in the satellite body, the project participants took pictures of the constellation Cygnus, as well as the Andromeda nebula.

Beacon telemetry (R4UAB database).

QSL card for receiving signals from the UmKA-1 spacecraft.

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Mission badge.