Inspector

Inspector 1

Germany

Spacecraft n°:

Germany spacecraft n°:

Launch data:

Designation	25100 / 97058D
Launch date	05 Oct 1997
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U
Mission	Technology Applications
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Operator	Deutsche Forschunganstalt fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR, nee DFVLR)
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power

End of live:

Reentered date:	Decayed
Lifetime:

Mission details:

Inspektor was a small remote camera satellite that was carried on the Progress M36 cargo ship to the Mir space station.
It was released from the Progress spacecraft on Dec 17, 1997 (07:35:00 UT) shortly after Progress undocked from the station in order to take images of the station's exterior, but it failed shortly after deployment, failing to orient itself properly and not responding to commands.

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