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RADIO 7 (13001)
COSPAR: 1981-120E | Alt Name: Radio RS-7
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 17, 1981
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/2
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
13001
International Designator
1981-120E
Epoch
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Inclination
82.96°
Right Ascension
13.67°
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Argument of Perigee
335.47°
Period
119.11 min
Mean Motion
12.09 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
RADIO 7
Alternative Name
Radio RS-7
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
NPOPM/MAIO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 13001U 81120E 26185.27580757 .00000107 00000-0 10834-2 0 9996
2 13001 82.9592 13.6658 0023326 335.4695 198.3120 12.08948677965503
Source: Celestrak
Summary
RADIO 7 (also known as Radio RS-7) is an amateur radio communication satellite launched on December 17, 1981, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome's Launch Pad LC132/2 using the Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The spacecraft, based on the Strela-1M bus and manufactured by NPOPM/MAIO, has dimensions of 0.8 meters in length, diameter, and span with a dry mass of 70 kilograms. Its power is provided by solar cells and batteries. The satellite's mission was to facilitate amateur radio communication, and it had an expected operational lifetime of one year. It is polyhedral in shape with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.829 m^2.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
70
Launch Mass
70
Shape
Poly
Radar Cross Section
0.829
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
RS-7
Purpose
Amateur radio communication
Mission
Amateur radio communication
Manufacturer
NPOPM/MAIO
Life Expectancy
1 year
Bus
Strela-1M
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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