AAUSAT-II
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AAUSAT-II (Aalborg University CubeSat no 2) is the second student-built CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched 28 April 2008 05:53:51 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launch vehicle. AAUSAT-II carries a gamma radiation sensor.
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- AAUSAT-II in a box.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2008-04-28
- space launch vehicle
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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AAUSAT-II (Aalborg University CubeSat no 2) is the second student-built CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched 28 April 2008 05:53:51 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launch vehicle. AAUSAT-II carries a gamma radiation sensor.
== Educational objective == The primary purpose of the construction of satellites at the University of Aalborg is to give the students engineering capabilities beyond what is normally achieved within a masters program.
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