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For other uses, see Mimosa (disambiguation).

MIMOSA (Micromeasurements of Satellite Acceleration), COSPAR 2003-031B, was a Czech scientific microsatellite. The satellite was nearly spherical with 28 sides and carried a microaccelerometer to monitor the atmospheric density profile by sensing the atmospheric drag on the approximated sphere.[1]

MIMOSA was launched on 30 June 2003, alongside other miniature satellites including MOST and several CubeSat-based satellites. It was delivered to an eccentric orbit, with an initial perigee of 320 km (200 mi) and apogee of 845 km (525 mi).[2] The satellite never became fully functional due to several technical problems on board.[3] It is no longer in orbit. NORAD reported it burnt in the atmosphere on 11 December 2011.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Sehnal, L.; Pospíšilová, L.; Peřestý, R.; Dostál, P.; Kohlhase, A. (1999). “MIMOSA—A satellite measuring orbital and attitudinal accelerations caused by non-gravitational forces”. Advances in Space Research. 23 (4): 704–714. Bibcode:1999AdSpR..23..705S. doi:10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00138-6. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ “MIMOSA (Microaccelerometric Measurements of Satellite Accelerations)”. eoportal.org. June 12, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Jacklin, Stephen A. (March 2019). Small-Satellite Mission Failure Rates (PDF) (Report). NASA. p. 22. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ “MIMOSA”. n2yo.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.