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Developmental Testing of the Kolibry Microsatellite Deployment Profile (Kolibry)
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Experiment Overview

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Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator(s)

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Developer(s)
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Sponsoring Space Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

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Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration

December 2001 - June 2002

Expeditions Assigned

4

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment Description

Research Overview

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Description

Delivery to orbit and launch into open space of the Kolibry microsatellite (MS) within the long-term space, scientific-educational program of school research microsatellites. Developmental testing of MS deployment profile assuring safety of ISS and Transport Cargo Vehicle (TCV) Progress-M.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

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Operations

Operational Requirements

Kolibry microsatellite, video camera.

Operational Protocols

Verification of engineering solutions incorporated into the design of "Kolibry" microsatellite and transport cargo container to deliver and separate the MS from TCV Progress-M. Verification of technological solutions for processing and installing delivered hardware.

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Results/More Information

Successful deployment of the micro satellite and return to Earth of a video cassette with a film showing TCV undocking from from ISS and MS separation from TCV.

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Related Websites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

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    Imagery

    image Kolibry microsatellite.
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    image Kolibry microsatellite in it's transport container.
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