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Sich-1

Ukrainian satellite. Sich-1 was launched on August 31, 1995 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1995-046ANORAD 23657Ukraine

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sich-1
Payload designation
Okean-O1 No. 8L
Other names
NKhM No. 10:P,NKhM No. 450-92-810:RA
International designator
1995-046A
NORAD catalog number
23657
GCAT identifier
S23657
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/291

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging, Radar imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Okean-O1
Owner
NKAU
Country
Ukraine
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
August 31, 1995 · 06:49 UTC
Launch record
1995-046Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
630 km
Apogee
669 km
Inclination
82.53°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2002
End of operations
2002

Size

Mass
2,000 kg
Dry mass
2,000 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2657190 (CC0).