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ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY

ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY was launched on March 22, 2021 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 19, 2025).

COSPAR 2021-022AENORAD 47960Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
OrbiKraft-Zorkiy
Common name
ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY
Other names
RS15S
International designator
2021-022AE
NORAD catalog number
47960
GCAT identifier
S47960
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/992

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Sputnix
Owner
Sputniks
Country
Russia
Builder
SPUTNIX Ltd
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
March 22, 2021 · 06:07 UTC
Launch record
2021-022Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
535 km
Apogee
563 km
Inclination
97.57°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 19, 2025
Last known active
March 2023
End of operations
March 2025

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110406015 (CC0).