Mozhayets 5

Russia

Spacecraft n°:

Russia satellite n°:

Also called: RS 25

Launch data:

Designation	28898 / 05043G
Launch date	27 Oct 2005 - 06:52 UT
Launch site	Pl, LC-132/1
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M
Mission	Techn/Laser communication
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	686 x 711 km
Inclination	98.18°
Period	98.74 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, Mozhaisky military academy
Operator	NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, Mozhaisky military academy
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
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DC power
Design lifetime

Mozhayets-5 (right bottom) [ESA]

Mission details:

Mozhaets-5 is an experimental satellite built partly by students at the Mozhaiskiy military academy and is carrying a laser communications experiment. Mozhayets 5 failed to seperate from Rubin 5 and the launch vehicle and is most likely lost.

Ref.: #7, #14, #207 - update: 05.01.06