Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Canadian Space Agency |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Astrophysics |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
817 |
Apogee (km) |
832 |
Eccentricity |
0.00104246299256376 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.7 |
Period (minutes) |
101.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
53 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
53 |
Power (watts) |
35 |
Date of Launch |
30-06-2003 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Dynacon Inc./University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies/University of British Columbia |
Country of Contractor |
Canada |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Rokot |
COSPAR Number |
2003-031D |
NORAD Number |
27843 |
Comments |
Canada´s space telescope, dubbed the "Humble Telescope"; minisatellite; monitor brightness variations in stars. |