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Oreol 3
Soviet-French research satellite. Oreol 3 was launched on September 21, 1981 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1981-094ANORAD 12848Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Aureole 3
- Common name
- Oreol 3
- Payload designation
- AUOS-Z-M-A-IK No. 401
- Other names
- AUOS-Z No. 670-67-401:RA
- International designator
- 1981-094A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12848
- GCAT identifier
- S12848
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/062
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- AUOS
- Owner
- IK
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- AUOS
Launch
- Date
- September 21, 1981 · 13:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-094Success
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-3
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC32/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 398 km
- Apogee
- 1,762 km
- Inclination
- 82.50°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- 1982
- End of operations
- 1985
Size
- Mass
- 1,030 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,030 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 20.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6052292 (CC0).