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Resurs F-1
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Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Destination: Surveillance Orbit. Nation: Russia. Agency: Russian Space Agency. Manufacturer: Kozlov.

Variant of the Resurs-F recoverable earth resources satellite. See Resurs F1-17F40 for a full technical description.

Typical orbit: 224 km circular orbit, 82.3 deg inclination. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb).


Resurs F1M Chronology
  • 1997 November 18 - Resurs F-1M - Program: Resurs. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Perigee: 211 km (131 mi). Apogee: 238 km (147 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Period: 89.00 min.
    Landed in Kazakstan Dec 13.

  • 1999 September 28 - Resurs F-1M - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43/4. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Perigee: 220 km (130 mi). Apogee: 231 km (143 mi). Inclination: 82.30 deg. Duration: 24.00 days.
    Remote sensing film satellite. Recovered in Russia on October 22, 1999.


Bibliography:

  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • NASA GSFC Orbital Parameters,


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