The Realization of Scientific- Educational Microsatellite "Condor"

The article describes some features of the implementation of the “Condor” international university satellite. The international project proposed herein is aimed at providing the development of new generation of spacecrafts and devices for complex monitoring of atmosphere and ionosphere that will allow to obtain new fundamental results in the field of geophysics and space physics. This project has educational and scientific focus due to involvement of students and young scientists from Russia, Taiwan and Mexico who will be able to receive necessary classical preparation on profile disciplines during the creation of the satellite. This article contains main features of the project, its purpose and key parameters of the satellite, a description of a scientific complex, composition of scientific instruments, their functions and main characteristics.