UniSat-6
UniSat-6 is an Italian micro-satellite developed by GAUSS Srl and launched in 2014. The satellite is built in a 0.4x0.4x0.4m box-shaped bus, optimized for piggy-back launch. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body, with maximal electrical power of 11W. The satellite has no on-orbit propulsion; it makes use of an attitude stabilization system based on permanent magnets.

Launch
UniSat-6 was launched from Dombarovsky (air base) site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket.

Mission
The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, the main test piece being 3 deployment systems loaded with 4 CubeSat satellites, namely AeroCube 6, Lemur 1, ANTELSAT and Tigrisat, with a total volume 9U. All sub-satellites were deployed 25 hours after achieving orbit, without incidents.

The satellite is also equipped with an on-board camera to take pictures of the release of the cubesats and for Earth Observation.

See also

 2014 in spaceflight

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Student satellites
Satellites of Italy
Spacecraft launched in 2014
2014 in Italy
CubeSats
Spacecraft launched by Dnepr rockets