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Larets

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Larets
Larets
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Russian radar calibration satellite. No information publicly released. TASS claimed this was a radar calibration satellite. Geodesy, calibration satellite built by Institute of Space Device Engineering - Moscow for IPIE, Russia. Launched 2003.

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Country
Russia
Launch Vehicles
R-14, Kosmos 3, Kosmos 11K65M
Bibliography
2

Chronology

1 event

2003 September 27

06:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.
  • Larets - . Mass: 64 kg (141 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: KVR. Class: Technology. Type: Education satellite. Spacecraft: Larets. USAF Sat Cat: 27944 . COSPAR: 2003-042F. Apogee: 693 km (430 mi). Perigee: 676 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.50 min. No information publicly released. TASS claimed this was a radar calibration satellite..