Ulaanbaatar
Mazaalai satellite to orbit over Mongolia 5-6 times per day
Society | Education
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Following “SpaceX Falcon 9” rocket launch, which delivered Mongolia's first satellite “Mazaalai” into space, a ceremony was held to award certificates to the investors and sponsors at the National University (NUM) of Mongolia on June 19.
Under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, a total of MNT 145 million was funded from the state reserves. And the remaining fund of the satellite was collected from the investment of the Government of Mongolia, State Special Commission and National Emergency Management Agency. Furthermore, the ground station at NUM was funded by the donations and support of public, student union of NUM, Student Congress, students and professors of NUM.
According to the team, Mazaalai satellite will orbit over Mongolia 5 to 6 times a day and will conduct four scientific experiments in space.
Under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, a total of MNT 145 million was funded from the state reserves. And the remaining fund of the satellite was collected from the investment of the Government of Mongolia, State Special Commission and National Emergency Management Agency. Furthermore, the ground station at NUM was funded by the donations and support of public, student union of NUM, Student Congress, students and professors of NUM.
According to the team, Mazaalai satellite will orbit over Mongolia 5 to 6 times a day and will conduct four scientific experiments in space.
- Locate position using the reverse GPS method with the help of 7 international ground stations of the BIRDS project,
- Determine speed change of the satellite after locating its position,
- Determine air density,
- Research cosmic radiations in the low Earth orbit.
The satellite will be installed on July 7 and officially start operation once the ground station at National University of Mongolia receives the first signal, which will be the national anthem of Mongolia.
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