Strela-2
ISS Reshetnev
The Strela-2 satellite is a communications and broadcasting spacecraft developed by ISS Reshetnev, first launched in 1965.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 764 kg
- Design life
- 0.5 years
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As published by the supplier
- ADCS type
- gravity-magnetic
- EPS power
- 100 W
- Mass
- 764 kg
- Lifetime
- 6 months
- Orbit
- Low circular
- Orbit height
- 800 km
- Launch vehicle
- Kosmos-3 carrier rocke
- Cosmodromes
- Baikonur
- First launch date
- 28 December 1965
About
The Strela-2 satellite is a communications and broadcasting spacecraft manufactured by ISS Reshetnev. This satellite features a gravity-magnetic attitude determination and control system (ADCS) and an electrical power system (EPS) with a power output of 100 W. It has a mass of 764 kg and is designed for a lifetime of 6 months in orbit. The Strela-2 operates in a low circular orbit at a height of 800 km. It was launched using a Kosmos-3 carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, with its first launch date recorded on December 28, 1965.
Documentation
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