AIST is a russian microsatellite developed by designed by a group of students, postgraduates and scientists of Samara Aerospace University in cooperation with TsSKB Progress.

The satellite measures the geomagnetic field, test the new small space vehicle bus, tests methods to decrease microaccelerations to a minimum level, and measure micrometeoroids of natural and artificial origin.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2013-04-19
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2.1a
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan