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Interball-1
The Interball Project is a multi-national effort that consists of four spacecraft: two main spacecraft of the Prognoz series, made in Russia, each with a small subsatellite made in Czechoslovakia.. Interball-1 was launched on August 2, 1995 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 3, 1995).
COSPAR 1995-039ANORAD 23632Russia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Interbol-1
- Common name
- Interball-1
- Payload designation
- SO-M2 No. 2512
- Other names
- Khostovoy Zond
- International designator
- 1995-039A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23632
- GCAT identifier
- S23632
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/295
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- SO-M
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Russia
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- SO-M
Launch
- Date
- August 2, 1995 · 23:59 UTC
- Launch record
- 1995-039Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- DSO
- Perigee
- 1,443 km
- Apogee
- 191,214 km
- Inclination
- 63.28°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 3, 1995
- Last known active
- Oct 16, 2000
- End of operations
- Oct 16, 2000
Size
- Mass
- 1,250 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,250 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 6.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00715
- Final central body
- Earth
- Phase start
- August 3, 1995
- Phase outcome
- Reentered (orbital decay) · October 16, 2000
- Destination
- 10.99S 0.18E
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12814718 (CC0).