Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Kedr (Russian: кедр meaning Siberian pine; Yuri Gagarin’s callsign during the Vostok 1 mission) also known as ARISSat 1 and RadioSkaf-2 was an amateur radio minisatellite operated by RKK Energia as part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station and RadioSkaf programmes. A follow-up to the SuitSat spacecraft Kedr was launched to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Vostok 1 mission.Kedr transmitted 25 greetings in 15 different languages.