Official name PARUS
Cospar ID 1998-067VZ
Norad ID 58173
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1a
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Technology
Operator Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU)
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2023-11-12
Contractors Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU)
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

Parus-MGTU is 1U CubeSats developed by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) to test a deployment mechanism for an experimental solar sail.

The satellite was deployed from the ISS on 25 October 2023 during a spacewalk. It decayed in just 2.5 weeks after deployment.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
PARUS 1998-067VZ 1998-11-20 TTMTR Soyuz-2-1a with Parus-MGTU