Vizard-ion

Smallsat of the «MSU-STANDARD» company for the ionosphere studies

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SC nameVizard-ion
NORAD IDnot assigned
Number in the Registernot assigned
Call signRS68S
Frequencies

Transmitters: 436.87 MHz, 10.475 GHz

Receiver: 436.87 MHz

Format3U
Weight3,098 kg
PayloadGNSS receiver, VERA plasma propulsion system, camera
MissionFlight tests of the receiver of signals of global navigation satellite systems GLONASS/GPS, plasma propulsion system and optical camera of visible range.
PlatformGeoscan LLC
Launch dateis planned for 2024
Launch vehicle 
StatusWaiting for launch

The smallsat «Vizard-ion» of the MSU-STANDARD company was created on the basis of the Geoscan 3U satellite platform.

«Vizard-ion» is designed for flight tests of the VERA (plasma propulsion system) and studying the ionosphere by the receiver of signals (GLONASS/GPS). Additional payload of the cubesat is a camera with a resolution of 1632x1232 (2MP).