Rubin 1

Also called Bird-Rubin

---

General

Designation	26406 / 00039C
Launch date	14 Jul 2000
Country of origin	Germany
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	416/476 km
Inclination	87.3°
Period	93.5 min
Launch vehicle	Cosmos C
Launch site	Plesetsk

Will test a technology that enables to control a satellite without waiting for it to flow over a control station. It remained attached to the rocket's payload adapter. Partly built by students of the Hochschule Bremen.

---

External resources

sat-index articles

http://www.ohb-system.de/Satellites/Missions/birdrubin.html

Technical data

---

---

Specifications

Prime contractor	OHB
Platform
Mass at launch	37 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	none
DC power
Design lifetime

Carries the Nina particle detector.

It communicates by email via the Orbcomm network.

---