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MS-1

Spacecraft · Ukraine

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MS-1
MS-1
Credit: Yuzhnoye

Ukrainian earth land resources satellite. Ukrainian microsatellite bus that could be equipped with imaging or other scientific or technical equipment.

Typical application was as an earth remote sensing microsatellite with a visible range video camera. Development of the microsatellite was funded under the Ukrainian National Space Program.

Typical characteristics of an optical sensor payload:

  • Spectral Range: 0.45.0.90 mm
  • Swath Width (at an orbital altitude of 500-700 km): 253-391 km
  • Resolution: 124-191 m
  • Mass: 66 kg
  • Overall Dimensions: 430 x 430 x 957 mm
  • Orbital Altitude: 650 x 664 km
  • Orbital Inclination: 82.5 deg
  • Orientation Accuracy: 1 deg
  • Daily-Average Power: 18 W
  • Active Lifetime: 3 years

Electric System: 0.018 average kW.

Related

Country
Ukraine
Agency
Yuzhnoye
Bibliography
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  • MisrSat 1
    MisrSat 1
    Credit: Manufacturer Image

Chronology

2 events

2004 December 24

11:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC32/2. LV Family: R-36. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-3.
  • Mikron - . Payload: MK-1TS. Mass: 66 kg (145 lb). Nation: Ukraine. Agency: NKAU. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: MS-1. Decay Date: 2005-09-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 28507 . COSPAR: 2004-052C. Apogee: 650 km (400 mi). Perigee: 280 km (170 mi). Inclination: 82.56 deg.

    The Mikron microsatellite was equipped with a small visible range video camera. The information from the satellite was to be used to provide remote sensing of topography and meteorology. However the main purpose of the experimental satellite was to test the MS-1 microsatellite bus created under the Ukrainian National Space Program. The satellites spectral range was from 0.45 to 0.90 mm; swath width was 253-391 km; resolution 124-191 m.

2007 April 17

06:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.
  • MisrSat 1 - . Payload: Egyptsat 1 / MS-1TK. Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Egypt. Agency: NARSSS. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft: MS-1. USAF Sat Cat: 31117 . COSPAR: 2007-012A. Apogee: 667 km (414 mi). Perigee: 657 km (408 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.00 min. MisrSat/Egyptsat carried an imaging payload for Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences..