Elektron 2

USSR



Launch data:

Designation00748 / 64006B
Launch date30 Jan 1964 - 09:45:09 UT
Launch siteB, LC1
Launch vehicleVostok 8K72K
Satellite type2D N°2
MissionScientific: magnetophere study
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee441 / 67988 km
Inclination60,87°
Period1356,40 min

Launched together with Elektron-1

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  444 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  Domed cylinder + 2 booms
+ annulus
Dimension (m) 3 long? - 2 dia?
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

End of life

Decay22 Apr 1997
Lifetime -


Ref.: #3(SD1964), #7, #14, #15, #83 - update: 22.11.05 Home