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Credit - Chelomei School, Leninsk
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Class: Astronomy. Type: Cosmic Ray. Destination: Space Station Orbit. Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Manufacturer: Chelomei. Cosmic ray measurements. Study of the nature of high and ultra-high energy cosmic rays and their interaction with atomic nuclei. Mass announced at time of launch 17,000 kg. Scientific payload 12,500 kg; operated for 100 days in orbit. Typical orbit: 248 km x 477 km at 52 degrees inclination. Span: 4.10 m (13.40 ft). Mass: 16,000 kg (35,000 lb). Payload: 12,500 kg (27,500 lb).
N-6 Chronology - 1968 November 16 - Proton 4 - Program: Proton. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC81/24. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Mass: 16,000 kg (35,000 lb). Perigee: 248 km (154 mi). Apogee: 477 km (296 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.80 min.
First launch of the Proton three-stage variant. The satellite studied the nature of high and ultra-high energy cosmic rays and their interaction with atomic nuclei. Scientific payload 12,500 kg; operated for 100 days in orbit.
Bibliography:- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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