Engineering:Sich-1

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Short description: Ukrainian Earth observation satellite
Sich-1
Stamp of Ukraine s117.jpg
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID1995-046A
SATCAT no.23657
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeOkean-O1
ManufacturerYuzhmash
Launch mass1,915 kilograms (4,222 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date31 August 1995, 06:49:59 (1995-08-31UTC06:49:59Z) UTC
RocketTsyklon-3
Launch sitePlesetsk 32/2
End of mission
Deactivated2001
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.0022
Perigee altitude659 kilometres (409 mi)
Apogee altitude683 kilometres (424 mi)
Inclination82.3 degrees
Period98.7 minutes
Epoch21 August 1995, 02:49:59 UTC[1]
 

Sich-1 is the first Ukraine Earth observation satellite and was launched on 31 August 1995 at 06:49:59 UTC by Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[2][3]

See also

  • 1995 in spaceflight

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