Strela-1
ISS Reshetnev
Strela-1 is a communications satellite developed by ISS Reshetnev, featuring an unoriented ADCS type and a low circular orbit.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 50 kg
- Design life
- 0.25 years
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As published by the supplier
- ADCS type
- unoriented
- EPS power
- 15 W
- Mass
- 50 kg
- Lifetime
- 3-6 months
- Orbit
- Low circular
- Orbit height
- 1500 km
- Launch vehicle
- Kosmos carrier rocket, Kosmos-3 carrier rocket
- Cosmodromes
- Baikonur, Kapustin Yar
- First launch date
- 22 August 1964
About
The Strela-1 satellite is a communications and broadcasting spacecraft developed by ISS Reshetnev. It is characterized by an unoriented Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) and operates with an Electrical Power System (EPS) power of 15 W. The satellite has a mass of 50 kg and is designed for a lifetime of 3-6 months. It operates in a low circular orbit at a height of 1500 km. Strela-1 satellites were launched using Kosmos carrier rockets and Kosmos-3 carrier rockets from cosmodromes such as Baikonur and Kapustin Yar. The first launch date for a Strela-1 satellite was August 22, 1964.
Documentation
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