Official name CARBONIX
Alternative name CarboNIX
Cospar ID 2019-038U
Norad ID 44404
Launch date 2019-07-05
Launch site VOSTO
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1b Fregat
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Technology
Operator INP MSU
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2024-05-02
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 30
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Contractors German Orbital Systems
Equipment Foton-Amur
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

Sokrat is a 3U CubeSat developed by the Moscow State University INP MSU.

The satellite carries the Foton-Amur instrument consisting of charged particle and gamma ray detectors to study space weather phenomena.

The satellite was successfully launched on 5 July 2019.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CARBONIX 2019-038U 2019-07-05 VOSTO Soyuz-2-1b Fregat with Meteor-M 2-2, ICEYE X4, ICEYE X5, CarboNIX, DoT 1, Momentus X1, Lemur-2 100, ..., 107, NSLSat 1, SEAM 2.0, SONATE, JAISAT 1, EXOCONNECT, LightSat, UTE-Ecuador, Lucky-7, MOVE 2b, MTCube, TTÜ101, BeeSat 9, BeeSat 10, 11, 12, 13, AmGU 1, VDNH-80