Koronas-F

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

Russian satellite n°:

Also called AUOS-SM-KF-IK #1 & Intercosmos 27

Launch data:

Designation	26873 / 01032A
Launch date	31 Jul 2001 - 08:00 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC32/2
Launch vehicle	Tsyclone-3 (#119)
Mission	Scientific: Astronomy (Sun study)
Perigee/Apogee	499/540 km
Inclination	82.5°
Period	94.7 min

Program lead by Lebedev institute (FIAN).

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NPO Yuzhnoe
Platform	AUOS-SM
Operator
Mass at launch	2260 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Decay:

Out of service:
Cause:
Descent date:	06 Dec 2005 - ~17:31 UT
Lifetime:

Carries X-ray monitors, radio receivers and particle counters. Instruments are:
DIFOS: light intensity fluctuations
SORS: solar radio bursts
ZENIR: coronograph
SUFR: radiometer
VUSS
DIAGENESS: solar flares monitoring
RESIK: X-ray spectrometer
IRIS: X-ray flare monitoring
HELIKON: high enery X-ray and gamma rays capture
SKL: energy measurement
RES-K: X-ray spectroheliograph
RPS: X-ray spectrometer
SPR-N: X-ray polarimeter

Ref.: #3(SD401), #7, #15 - update: 27.03.09

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