Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Photon M4 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Russia |
Operator/Owner |
Russian Space Agency (RKA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Space Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
249 |
Apogee (km) |
553 |
Eccentricity |
0.0224486781863831 |
Inclination (degrees) |
64.88 |
Period (minutes) |
92.61 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6800 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
18-07-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
CSKB Progress |
Country of Contractor |
Russia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2-1a |
COSPAR Number |
2014-041A |
NORAD Number |
40095 |
Comments |
Payload includes a number of material processing experiments and biological samples. Did not achieve correct orbit. |