AALTO-2

AALTO-2 is no longer on orbit
AALTO-2 is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 42729

Int'l Code: 1998-067MJ

Launch date: November 20, 1998
Source: (TBD)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)
Decay date: 2019-02-06

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 437.335
Beacon (MHz): 437.335
Mode: 9600bps GFSK CW
Call sign: AALTO2
Status: Reentered

AALTO-2 satellite is a 2U CubeSat format satellite for the QB50 atmospheric measurement mission. The Development of the satellite is in synergy with the AALTO-1 development, and most of the subsystems are manufactured in-house by undergraduate and postgraduate students. The main goal of the project is to advance space technology education and cooperation in Europe, and help to carry out the QB50 scientific mission. The main payload of the AALTO-2 satellite is Multi Needle Langmuire Probe (MnLP) measurement unit, provided by University of Oslo.