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Article Number: 11F651. Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Manufacturer: Kozlov.

Modified Meteor; prototype for Resurs-O1. Acquisition of information required for continued investigation of the natural resources of the earth; development of remote sensing methods for measuring the status of the earth's surface and the atmosphere beneath the satellite.

Typical orbit: 505 km circular orbit, 97.5 deg inclination. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb).

Resurs-OE Chronology
  • 1980 June 18 - Meteor 1-30 - Program: Resurs. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 3,475 kg (7,661 lb). Perigee: 428 km (265 mi). Apogee: 457 km (283 mi). Inclination: 97.70 deg. Period: 93.40 min. Duration: 4,274.00 days.
    First flight of prototype for Resurs-O1 spacecraft. Also performed remote sensing tasks. Acquisition of information required for continued investigation of the natural resources of the earth; development of remote sensing methods for measuring the status of the earth's surface and the atmosphere beneath the satellite.

  • 1983 July 24 - Cosmos 1484 - Program: Resurs. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Perigee: 543 km (337 mi). Apogee: 593 km (368 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 96.00 min. Duration: 3,752.00 days.
    Follow-on to Meteor series. Second flight of prototype for Resurs-O1 spacecraft. Gathering regular information on the natural resources of the earth for use in various branches of the Soviet economy, and conducting further tests on new types of measuring apparatus and methods of remote sensing of the earth's surface and atmosphere.

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, "Proizveden zapusk KA 'Resurs O1' No 3", 1994, Issue 22, page 46.
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