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Sich-1
Mission type Earth observation
COSPAR ID 1995-046A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23657
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Okean-O1
Manufacturer Yuzhmash
Launch mass1,915 kilograms (4,222 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date31 August 1995, 06:49:59 (1995-08-31UTC06:49:59Z) UTC
Rocket Tsyklon-3
Launch site Plesetsk 32/2
End of mission
Deactivated2001
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Eccentricity0.0022
Perigee altitude659 kilometres (409 mi)
Apogee altitude683 kilometres (424 mi)
Inclination82.3 degrees
Period98.7 minutes
Epoch21 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 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "SICH-1 Image Page". Myweb Tiscali. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ "SICH-1 Image Page". Leshamilton. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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