Ocean O2-1

Launch data: Designation 25860 / 99039A Launch date 17 Jul 1999 - 06:38 UT Launch site Baikonur, LC-45/1 Launch vehicle Zenit-2 (#32) Mission Remote sensing (Ocean-O2) Satellite type  Okean-O2 (#1) Earth orbit: Perigee/Apogee 660 km Inclination 98° Period

Mission details:

• An Okean-O remote sensing satellite was launched by a Zenit-2 from Baikonur on Jul 17. This is the first of a new generation of larger Okean oceanographic satellites, with a mass of about 6500 kg. It was placed in a sun-synchronous 661 x 662 km x 98.0 deg orbit. The satellite carries a side-looking radar (RSL-BO), and a set of visible and infrared scanners and radiometers. It is built by the Ukranian Yuzhnoe company and is a joint project of the Russian Aviation/Space Agency (RAKA) and the Ukrainian National Space Agency (NKAU).
• Experienced major failures short after launch. The satellite has lost part of its functions. Remained silent for a long period between Dec 1999 to May 2000.