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Koronas-Foton

Russo Research Satellite. Koronas-Foton was launched on January 30, 2009 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-003ANORAD 33504Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Koronas-Foton
International designator
2009-003A
NORAD catalog number
33504
GCAT identifier
S33504
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/565

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
Koronas
Owner
IKI
Country
Russia
Builder
All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus)
Meteor-3

Launch

Date
January 30, 2009 · 13:30 UTC
Launch record
2009-003Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
539 km
Apogee
561 km
Inclination
82.48°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 1, 2009
End of operations
Dec 11, 2009

Size

Mass
2,250 kg
Dry mass
2,250 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
12.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q377849 (CC0).