Munin was a Swedish

Sweden

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 nanosatellite. It was launched on November 21, 2000 on a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California

California

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, together with two other satellites. Munin was developed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Swedish Institute of Space Physics

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics or Institutet för rymdfysik is a Swedish government agency. The institute's primary task is to carry out basic research, education and associated observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics.-Foundation:The IRF was founded...

 in cooperation with students from Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology or Luleå tekniska universitet of Sweden is Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology. It has four campuses, located in Luleå , Kiruna , Skellefteå and Piteå .-History:The university was founded on 1 June 1971 at Porsön in Luleå as...

 and Umeå University

Umeå University

Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....

. Last contact was on February 12, 2001, after a manual CPU reset; failure was probably in the boot PROM.

General information

• Dimensions
  • Size: 213 x 213 x 218 (height) mm
  • Mass: 6 kg

• Science
  • Combined ion and electron spectrometer
  • High energy particle detector
  • Aurora imaging with a miniature CCD camera

• Onboard computer
  • CPU: Texas Instrument TMS320C50
  • RAM: 2 Mb

Elliptical polar orbit. Perigee

Perigee

Perigee is the point at which an object makes its closest approach to the Earth.. Often the term is used in a broader sense to define the point in an orbit where the orbiting body is closest to the body it orbits. The opposite is the apogee, the farthest or highest point.The Greek prefix "peri"...

: 698 km, apogee: 1800 km.

See also: Swedish National Space Board

Swedish National Space Board

The Swedish National Space Board is a Swedish government agency operating under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Science. SNSB distributes government grants to research and development, initiates research and development in space and remote sensing, and is the Swedish contact in international...