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Sweden

Spacecraft n°:

Swedish spacecraft n°: 9

Launch data:

Designation26702 / 01007A
Launch date 20 Feb 2001 - 08:48:27 UT
Launch site Svobodny, LC5
Launch vehicle Start-1 (#5)
Operator Swedish Space Corporation
Mission Scientific: Astronomy and aeronomy
Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 600 km sun-synchronous (ascending node 18:00)
Inclination 97.8°
Period  

To perform detailed studies of the physics and the chemistry of the interstellar medium by observing emission from key species. It will also study the stratosphere and mesosphere.

Specifications

Prime contractor SSC
Platform  
Mass at launch 250 kg
Mass in orbit  
Payload mass 80 kg
Dimension 2.0 m high, 3.8 m width (1.1 m stowed)
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power 340 W
Design lifetime 2 years

Has a pointing accuracy of 15 arcsec and 100 MB data storage. The spectrometer and the radiometer are cryogenic and fed by a 1.1 m gregorain telescope.
Carries an Optical spectrometer (280 - 800 nm and 1270 nm) and a Radiometer (3 mm & 0.5 mm).

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