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Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Destination: Space Station Orbit. Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Manufacturer: Arsenal.

Launched from Mir airlock. Investigation of features at the Earth's atmosphere.

Typical orbit: 386 km x 394 km at 52 degrees inclination.


Mak Chronology
  • 1991 June 17 - Mak 1 - Program: Mir. Flight: Mir EO-9, Mir LD-3. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Perigee: 377 km (234 mi). Apogee: 389 km (241 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.20 min.
    Deployed from MIR 6/17/91. Launched from Mir airlock. Investigation of features at the Earth's atmosphere. Launched with the Mir orbital station.

  • 1992 October 27 - Mak 2 - Program: Mir. Flight: Mir EO-12. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Perigee: 394 km (244 mi). Apogee: 398 km (247 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.50 min.
    Deployed from MIR on 11/20/92. Launched from Mir airlock. Conduct of experiments to study physical processes in the Earth's ionosphere. Small satellite launched from the Mir station.


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