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Research article
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21 Feb 2013
Research article |
| 21 Feb 2013
Aalto-1 nanosatellite – technical description and mission objectives
A. Kestilä
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
T. Tikka
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
P. Peitso
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
J. Rantanen
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
A. Näsilä
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
K. Nordling
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
H. Saari
VTT Optical Instruments, P.O. Box 1000, 02044 VTT Espoo, Finland
R. Vainio
Helsinki University, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
P. Janhunen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Space Research, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
J. Praks
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
M. Hallikainen
Aalto University, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, P.O. Box PL13000 Aalto, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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