Satellite MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) of Canadian Space Agency

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.

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