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MKA PN2

MKA PN2 was launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-037BNORAD 40070Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Vernov
Common name
MKA PN2
Payload designation
MKA-FKI No. 2
Other names
Relek No. 2920
International designator
2014-037B
NORAD catalog number
40070
GCAT identifier
S40070
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/729

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
MKA-FKI
Owner
Lavochkin
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Lavochkin, fil. ORKK
Platform (bus)
Karat

Launch

Date
July 8, 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Launch record
2014-037Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
623 km
Apogee
819 km
Inclination
98.38°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 21, 2015
End of operations
Mar 21, 2015

Size

Mass
288 kg
Dry mass
288 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18620840 (CC0).