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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MOM. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Intercosmos-Bulgaria 1300. Comprehensive investigation of physical processes in the earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. Carried scientific equipment developed and manufactured in the People's Republic of Bulgaria with the assistance of Soviet scientists .

Typical orbit: 789 km x 881 km at 81 degrees inclination. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Vostok 8A92M.

IK-B-1300 Chronology
  • 1981 August 7 - Intercosmos 22 - Program: Intercosmos. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Perigee: 789 km (490 mi). Apogee: 881 km (547 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 101.60 min.

    Ionosphere and magnetosphere studies. Intercosmos-Bulgaria 1300. Comprehensive investigation of physical processes in the earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. Carried scientific equipment developed and manufactured in the People's Republic of Bulgaria with the assistance of Soviet scientists .

Bibliography:

  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
  • Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "AUOSi prodolzhayut rabotu", 1995, Issue 21, page 43.
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