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English: A "satellite built at Germany's Technical University of Berlin [...] intended primarily to test attitude control subsystems and give students practice in the design, construction and operation of a satellite."
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Source http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/QuickLooks/tubsataQL.html
Author NASA JPL/Caltech - Mission and Spacecraft Library

Contained "Star Sensor, Sun Sensor, 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Magnetorquer, Store & Forward Communication." Also "testbed for some industry technology including GaAs cells and a transputer." (See NASA JPL page) Put in "near polar orbit"

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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24 January 2012

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