Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule |
Turkmenistan |
International Sat. n°: |
Turkmen satellite n°: 1 |
Launch data:
| Designation | 05031 |
| Launch date | 23 Aug 2005 - 21:10 UT |
| Launch site | B, LC-109/95 |
| Launch vehicle |
Dnepr-1 |
| Mission | Technology |
| Perigee / Apogee | km |
| Inclination | ° |
| Period | min |
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Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | |
| Operator | ISAS |
| Mass at launch | kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Configuration | Container bolted to Dnepr upper stage |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension | |
| Propulsion | none in orbit |
| Design lifetime | |
Along with INDEX and OICETS, the Dnepr-1 launch
vehicle delivered into orbit a special container that hosted the state symbols
of Turkmenistan - the National Flag and the Book of Rukhnama - historical and
philosophical work of Saparmurat Niyazov, the President of Turkmenistan, devoted
to the past, present and the future of the Turkmen state.
Mission details:
Ref.: #14 - update: 03.11.05