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DS-U2-GKA
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Soviet-French earth magnetosphere satellite. Upper atmosphere, auroral studies. Investigation of physical phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of auroras.
AKA: Aureole;Oreol. Status: Operational 1971. First Launch: 1971-12-27. Last Launch: 1973-12-26. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 590 kg (1,300 lb).
This was a Soviet-French collaborative project, Russian code name Arkad. Launched by Kosmos-2, the spacecraft studied physics and the characteristics of the upper atmosphere. Instruments included Soviet/French magnetosphere and ionosphere experiments, equipment for studying the physical processes in the earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere, and study of the nature of polar aurora.
More at: Oreol-1.
Family:
Earth,
Magnetosphere sat.
Country:
France,
Russia.
Launch Vehicles:
R-14,
Kosmos 3,
Kosmos 11K65M.
Projects:
Aureole.
Launch Sites:
Plesetsk,
Plesetsk LC132/2.
Agency:
Yuzhnoye.
Bibliography:
2,
6,
99,
12277.
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| Oreol |
| DS-U2-GKA Credit: Yuzhnoye |
| Oreol 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
1971 December 27 - .
19:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Plesetsk.
Launch Complex:
Plesetsk LC132/2.
LV Family:
R-14.
Launch Vehicle:
Kosmos 11K65M.
- Oreol - .
Payload: DS-U2-GKA s/n 1. Mass: 630 kg (1,380 lb). Nation: France.
Agency: MO.
Program: Aureole.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: DS-U2-GKA.
Completed Operations Date: 1972-09-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 5729 . COSPAR: 1971-119A. Apogee: 1,779 km (1,105 mi). Perigee: 391 km (242 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 106.90 min. Upper atmosphere, auroral studies. Investigation of physical phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of auroras. .
1973 December 26 - .
16:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Plesetsk.
Launch Complex:
Plesetsk LC132/2.
LV Family:
R-14.
Launch Vehicle:
Kosmos 11K65M.
- Oreol 2 - .
Payload: DS-U2-GKA s/n 2. Mass: 550 kg (1,210 lb). Nation: France.
Agency: MO.
Program: Aureole.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: DS-U2-GKA.
Completed Operations Date: 1974-04-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 7003 . COSPAR: 1973-107A. Apogee: 1,441 km (895 mi). Perigee: 387 km (240 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 103.30 min. Continued investigations in the earth's upper atmosphere at high latitudes and study of the nature of polar aurorae begun on board the Oreol satellite in 1971..
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