Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
MiR (Mikhail Reshetnev [MiR], Yubileiny-2/RS-40) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Joint Stock Company-Information Satellite Systems |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Observation/Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1481 |
Apogee (km) |
1510 |
Eccentricity |
0.00184349373847816 |
Inclination (degrees) |
82.5 |
Period (minutes) |
115.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
65 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
35 |
Power (watts) |
40 |
Date of Launch |
28-07-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Joint Stock Company-Information Satellite Systems/Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU) |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Rokot |
COSPAR Number |
2012-041C |
NORAD Number |
38735 |
Comments |
Scientific experiments in space (development of the Earth natural resources space monitoring methods, multifunctional nanomaterials, high-temperature superconductors and other intelligent materials use in space |