Oval (AUOS-Z-R-O)

Russia

Oval (also known as AUOS-Z-R-O or Kosmos 900) was a Soviet low earth orbiting satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on a Cosmos-3M booster. Onboard were a number of space physics instruments:

High-Frequency Electron Temperature Probe
Differential Energy Spectrometer
Differential Low Energy Spectrometer
Relativistic Proton and Electron Counter
Auroral Photometer
Flat Retarding Potential Analyzer
Spherical Ion Trap with Floating Potential
Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe
Panoramic Electrostatic Spectrometer

Specifications:

Type / Application:	Science, magnetosphere
Contractors:	Yuzhnoye
Operator:	-
Configuration:	AUOS-Z
Lifetime:	-
Mass:	-
Orbit:	-

Oval [Yuzhnoye]

Launch list:

Satellite	Date	LS	Launcher	Remarks:
Cosmos 900 (AUOS-Z-R-O, Oval #1)	29.03.1977	Pl	Cosmos-3M

Ref.: #14 - update: 23.09.08

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