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OKEAN-4 (23317)
COSPAR: 1994-066A | Alt Name: Okean
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Launch Details
Launch Date
October 11, 1994
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
23317
International Designator
1994-066A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:06:02 GMT
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Inclination
82.53°
Right Ascension
238.82°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
211.87°
Period
96.17 min
Mean Motion
14.97 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
OKEAN-4
Alternative Name
Okean
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
RGMS/YUZHUA
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 23317U 94066A 26185.08752530 .00001908 00000-0 16200-3 0 9993
2 23317 82.5324 238.8163 0015471 211.8683 148.1605 14.97295909717869
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The OKEAN-4 satellite, also known as Okean, is an ocean observation spacecraft with a NORAD catalog ID of 23317 and object ID 1994-066A. Launched on October 11, 1994 from the Plesetsk Launch Site LC32/2 using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle, it was manufactured by YUZHUA for RGMS/YUZHUA. The satellite has dimensions of 5 meters in length and 2.4 meters in diameter with a span of 21.5 meters, weighing 1904 kilograms at both launch and dry mass. Equipped with various equipment including RLSBO (3.2 cm), RM-0.8, MWP (3.2 cm), RTVK, MSU-SK, and Kondor, OKEAN-4 is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its mission was to observe the ocean for a planned lifetime of 2 years, with its shape described as cylindrical plus two panels and an antenna configuration.
Physical Characteristics
Length
5
Diameter
2.4
Span
21.5
Dry Mass
1904
Launch Mass
1904
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
7.1433
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Okean-O1 No. 7L
Purpose
Ocean Observation
Mission
Ocean Observation
Manufacturer
YUZHUA
Life Expectancy
2 years
Bus
Okean
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
RLSBO (3.2 cm), RM-0.8, MWP (3.2 cm), RTVK, MSU-SK, Kondor
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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