AUREOLE 3 (12848)

COSPAR: 1981-094A | Alt Name: Aureole 3

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 21, 1981

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

12848

International Designator

1981-094A

Epoch

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Inclination

82.46°

Right Ascension

272.55°

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Argument of Perigee

143.20°

Period

98.69 min

Mean Motion

14.59 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

AUREOLE 3

Alternative Name

Aureole 3

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 12848U 81094A   26185.26230664  .00013880  00000-0  62375-3 0  9992

2 12848  82.4639 272.5456 0459970 143.2037 220.1698 14.59164370262741

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Summary

AUREOLE 3, also known as Aureole 3, is an AUOS-Z configuration satellite launched on September 21, 1981, from the PLMSC launch site using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle from LC32/1 pad. Manufactured by YUZH and owned by IK, it has dimensions of 2.5 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 20 meters. The satellite weighs 1030 kg both at launch and dry mass, featuring 8 deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its mission is focused on science and magnetosphere studies, equipped with the AUOS-Z-M-A-IK No. 401 payload. AUREOLE 3 has a cylindrical shape with two panels and an antenna and operated for a lifetime of approximately six months from its launch date.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.5

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

1030

Launch Mass

1030

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant

Radar Cross Section

4.174

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

AUOS-Z-M-A-IK No. 401

Purpose

Science, Magnetosphere

Mission

Science, Magnetosphere

Manufacturer

YUZH

Life Expectancy

6 months

Bus

AUOS

Configuration

AUOS-Z

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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