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DOSAAF-85

Russian amateur radio satellite. DOSAAF-85 was launched on December 26, 2019 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 2019-096ENORAD 44909Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Radio-2017
Common name
DOSAAF-85
Payload designation
RS-44
Other names
DOSAAF-85?
International designator
2019-096E
NORAD catalog number
44909
GCAT identifier
S44909

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Radio RS
Owner
SNIU
Country
Russia
Builder
Samara National Research University
Platform (bus)
Yubilyeniy

Launch

Date
December 26, 2019 · 23:11 UTC
Launch record
2019-096Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,181 km
Apogee
1,503 km
Inclination
82.52°
Status
In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Total mass with attached objects
2,420 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q97161046 (CC0).