| UGATUSAT | |
| Mission Type: | Earth observation Technology |
| Operator: | UGATU |
| Cospar Id: | 2009-049E |
| Satcat: | 35869 |
| Launch Mass: | 30kg (70lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Apsis: | gee |
UGATUSAT was a Russian nanosatellite which was built and operated by Ufa State Aviation Technical University (UGATU). The satellite was intended to be used as a technology demonstrator, and for Earth observation. The development programme was budgeted at around 155M Roubles (£3.75M/$7.25M).[1] It was originally intended to launch atop a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket from LC-107 at Kapustin Yar on 19 June 2009, but was later transferred to a later launch as a secondary payload on a Soyuz-2 rocket. UGATUSAT was launched into orbit on 17 September 2009.[2] Shortly after launch, UGATUSAT's gyroscopic control system suffered a structural failure,[3] which led to the failure of the entire spacecraft.[4] This failure led to extensive delays and redesigns for the Baumanets-2 satellite, which shared common components with UGATUSAT. UGATUSAT's demise was part of a string of in-space failures of Russian satellites noted by outside observers in the late 2000s.