Omega
Spacecraft · Russia
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Russian technology satellite. Early Cosmos satellite, evidently using the Yuzhnoye DS satellite bus. Payload developed by the VNIIEM to test electric gyrodyne orientation systems. Technology satellite, Russia. Launched 1963.
More at: Omega.
Related
- Family
- Technology, Technology satellite
- Country
- Russia
- Launch Vehicles
- Kosmos 2, R-12, Kosmos 63S1
- Launch Sites
- Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
Chronology
2 events
1963 April 13
11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.- Cosmos 14 - . Payload: DS-U / Omega-1. Mass: 347 kg (765 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: Omega. Decay Date: 1963-08-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 567 . COSPAR: 1963-010A. Apogee: 410 km (250 mi). Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Inclination: 48.90 deg. Period: 91.10 min. Tested VNIIEM electric gyrodyne satellite orientation technology..
1963 December 13
14:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.- Cosmos 23 - . Payload: DS-U / Omega-1. Mass: 347 kg (765 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: Omega. Decay Date: 1964-03-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 707 . COSPAR: 1963-050A. Apogee: 560 km (340 mi). Perigee: 232 km (144 mi). Inclination: 48.90 deg. Period: 92.40 min. Tested VNIIEM electric gyrodyne satellite orientation technology..