Spektr-RG

Russian–German X-ray observatory. Spektr-RG was launched on July 13, 2019 aboard a Proton-M/DM-3 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 14, 2019).

COSPAR 2019-040ANORAD 44432Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Spektr-RG
Payload designation: Spectrum X-Gamma
International designator: 2019-040A
NORAD catalog number: 44432
GCAT identifier: S44432
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/906

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: Spektr
Owner: Roskosmos
Country: Russia
Builder: NPO Lavochkin, fil. ORKK
Platform (bus): Navigator

Launch

Date: July 13, 2019 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record: 2019-040Success
Rocket: Proton-M/DM-3
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 531 km
Apogee: 1,332,588 km
Inclination: 51.92°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 14, 2019
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 2,712 kg
Dry mass: 2,352 kg
Length: 6.0 m
Diameter: 4.00 m
Span: 10.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01021
Final central body: SEL2
Phase start: October 21, 2019
Phase outcome: In orbit

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 14, 2019	Earth	Oct 21, 2019	Escaped to another body	SEL2

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2060715 (CC0).