Sich-1

Sich-1
Mission type Earth observation
COSPAR ID 1995-046A
SATCAT no. 23657
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Okean-O1
Manufacturer Yuzhmash
Launch mass 1,915 kilograms (4,222 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 31 August 1995, 06:49:59 (1995-08-31UTC06:49:59Z) UTC
Rocket Tsyklon-3
Launch site Plesetsk 32/2
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Eccentricity 0.0022
Perigee 659 kilometres (409 mi)
Apogee 683 kilometres (424 mi)
Inclination 82.3 degrees
Period 98.7 minutes
Epoch 21 August 1995, 02:49:59 UTC[1]

Sich-1 is the first Ukrainian Earth observation satellite and was launched on 31 August 1995 at 06:49:59 UTC by Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "SICH-1 Image Page". Myweb Tiscali. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. "SICH-1 Image Page". Leshamilton. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  • Sich-1 on nkau.gov.ua
  • Okean-O1 Series // eoPortal Directory
  • Herbert J. Kramer ”Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors”, 4th edition 2002, pp. 1514 // Springer Verlag ISBN 3-540-42388-5
  • Okean-O1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 // Gunter's space page

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