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Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Russia. Manufacturer: Korolev.

This satellite would consist of a 33 metric ton equipment bus and a 17 metric ton rocket stage. It would be placed in a 600 km / 97 degree orbit for arms control and environment monitoring. It would be equipped with a videospectrometer, optical electronic camera, and phased array radar. Solar panels would provide 13 kW of power.

Typical orbit: 600 km altitude orbit inclined 97 degrees. Mass: 33,000 kg (72,000 lb).


Bibliography:

  • Semenov, Yuri P Editor, Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya 'Energia' imeni S P Koroleva, Moscow, Russia, 1996.


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