Tubsat N

Germany

Spacecraft n°:

Germany spacecraft n°: 28

Launch data:

Designation	25389 / 98042A
Launch date	07 Jul 1998 at 3:15 UT
Launch site	Barents sea 35.3E, 69.3N submarine K-407
Launch vehicle	Shtil-1N
Mission	Communications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	401/ 777 km
Inclination	78.92°
Period	96,45 min

The Shtil'-1 launch vehicle is a converted R-29RM (RSM-54) 3-stage liquid propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile made by the Makeev design bureau.
It is the first launch from a submarine that took place from the Barents Sea off the coast of the Kol'skiy Peninsula, at approximately 35.3 deg E 69.3 deg N.
The launch plaform was the K-407 `Novomoskovsk'

Specifications

Prime contractor	Technical University of Berlin
Platform
Mass at launch	8.5 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	320 x 320 x 104 mm
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

End of live:

Reentered date:	23 Apr 2002
Lifetime:

For communications tests.

Mission details:

Launched on the 7th July from a Russian nuclear power submarine launched Shtil-1 converted missile. The launch took place at 3:15UTC from a range in the Barents sea at 35.3E, 69.3N, and was reported to have cost in the order of US$100k (1998). The 8kg TUBSAT-N built by the Technical University of Berlin was placed into a 400x776km orbit inclined at 78.9 degrees, together with its companion nano-satellite TUBSAT-N1. The spacecraft are flat box shaped with a solar panel on the largest face, and carries four Store and Forward transceivers for tracking of vehicles and animals. It also carries a reaction wheel and star camera.

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