Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
UGATUSAT is a Russian nanosatellite which was built and will be operated by Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU). The satellite will be used as a technology demonstrator and for Earth observation. The development programme was budgeted at around 155M Roubles (£3.75M/$7.25M). Launch atop a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket from LC-107 at Kapustin Yar is currently scheduled for 19 June. It will be launched as a secondary payload with the primary payload consisting of six Orbcomm satellites.