MAGION 3

Czechoslovakia

Spacecraft n°:

Czech Rep satellite n°: 3
MAGION= MAGnetospheric and IONospheric

Launch data:

Designation 21835 / 91086E
Launch date 18 Dec 1991
Launch site Plesetsk, LC-32/2
Launch vehicle  Tsyklon-3 (#97)
MissionScientific: magnetosphere study
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee435/3045 km
Inclination82.6°
Period121.3 min


Downlink frequency: 135.150/137.850 MHz
MAGION-3 scientific payload was almost the same as for MAGION-2.

Ref: #15, #236 - update: 16.11.08