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NKAU
Ukrainian agency. National Space agency overseeing development of Ukraine, Ukraine.
AKA: Natsionalnie Kosmichne Agentstvo Ukrayni. Location: Kiev, Ukraine.
Country:
Ukraine.
Projects:
Okean.
1995 August 31 - .
06:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Plesetsk.
LV Family:
R-36.
Launch Vehicle:
Tsiklon-3.
- Sich 1 - .
Payload: Okean-O1 no. 8. Mass: 1,950 kg (4,290 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: NKAU.
Program: Okean.
Class: Earth.
Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft: Okean-O1.
USAF Sat Cat: 23657 . COSPAR: 1995-046A. Apogee: 668 km (415 mi). Perigee: 631 km (392 mi). Inclination: 82.50 deg. Period: 97.70 min. Oceanographic remote sensing; carried FASat-Alfa microsat for Chile that failed to deploy..
2004 December 24 - .
11:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Plesetsk.
Launch Complex:
Plesetsk LC32/2.
LV Family:
R-36.
Launch Vehicle:
Tsiklon-3.
FAILURE: Launch vehicle control system failure during third stage apogee kick burn..
- Sich-1M - .
Payload: Okean O1-N9. Mass: 2,263 kg (4,989 lb). Nation: Ukraine.
Agency: NKAU.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Program: Okean.
Class: Earth.
Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft: Okean-O1.
Decay Date: 2006-04-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 28505 . COSPAR: 2004-052A. Apogee: 650 km (400 mi). Perigee: 280 km (170 mi). Inclination: 82.56 deg. Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Originally tagged by USAF SpaceCom as Cosmos 2412. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
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