Aist 2D [TsSKB-Progress]
Official name AIST 2D
Alternative name AIST 2D
Cospar ID 2016-026B
Norad ID 41465
Launch date 2016-04-28
Launch site VOSTO
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1a Volga
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Technology
Operator Samara Aerospace University
RCS size LARGE
Decay date 2024-04-15
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 531
Height (m) 2
Width (m) 1.1
Depth (m) 1.1
Span (m^2) 4
Lifetime 3 years
Contractors Samara Aerospace University, TsSKB-Progress
Equipment Avrora imager, BiRLK P-band SAR, DMS-01 mass spectrometer
Power Solar cells, batteries

Aist 2D is a Russian microsatellite developed by designed by a group of students, postgraduates and scientists of Samara Aerospace University in cooperation with TsSKB-Progress.

The satellite's mission is to test a new micro satellite bus. The prime payload is the Avrora imager which has a ground resolution of 1.48 meter in panchromatic mode and a 4.5 meter resolution in multispectral mode. Also on board is the BiRLK Bistatic P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of observing targets hidden by vegetation and subsurface features as well examinating global geology and vegetation biomass. The DMS-01 mass spectrometer analyzes the gasseous environment of the satellite, especiall the outgassing of the satellite components.

The satelite was launched on the maiden flight of the Soyuz-2-1a Volga launch vehicle from the new Vostochny cosmodrome.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
AIST 2D 2016-026B 2016-04-28 VOSTO Soyuz-2-1a Volga with MVL-300, SamSat-218/D