UniSat 6 [GAUSS Srl]
Official name UNISAT 6
Alternative name Unisat-6
Cospar ID 2014-033C
Norad ID 40012
Launch date 2014-06-19
Launch site OREN
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization Italy
Type application Technology, satellite deployment
Operator GAUSS Srl
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.33
Inclination (deg) 97.7
Perigee (km) 593
Apogee (km) 669
Eccentricity 0.0602218700475436
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.7950272269598
Semi-Major axis (km) 7009.135
Raan (deg) 294.9371
Arg of perigee (deg) 70.82
Shape Box + 4 Pan
Mass (kg) 26
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.3
Depth (m) 0.3
Span (m^2) 0.9
Contractors GAUSS Srl
Propulsion None
Configuration Cube
Power Solar cells, batteries

UniSat 6 is a technology satellite built at GAUSS Srl. It is intended to test customer equipment under space conditions and to deploy four cubesats in orbit.

The UniSat-6 is based on the UniSat 5 satellite platform built from reinforced aluminum and carbon honeycomb panels. It measures 50 cm × 50 cm × 50 cm in size using wth a weight of 26 kg. Power is provided by body-mounted solar panels, which provide 30 W of electrical power. The satellite uses a passive attitude control system, which uses permanent magnets. Command uplink and data downlink is provided by an UHF communication system.

Unisat 6 deployed the cubesats TigriSat, Lemur 1, ANTELSAT and AeroCube 6 from two Pico-Orbital Deployers and one PEPPOD (Planted Elementary Platform for Picosatellite Orbital Deployment). The deployment of the satellites took place 25 hours and 34 minutes after launch and was initiated by an autonomous system with a dedicated battery. In case of a failure of this system, a backup system was available to deploy the satellites by ground command. A camera acquired imagery of the deployment sequence.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
UNISAT 6 2014-033C 2014-06-19 OREN Dnepr with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B