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KOLIBRI-2000 (27394)
COSPAR: 2001-051C | Alt Name: Kolibri
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 26, 2001
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-FG
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
27394
International Designator
2001-051C
Decay Date
5/4/2002
Basic Satellite Info
Name
KOLIBRI-2000
Alternative Name
Kolibri
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
The KOLIBRI-2000 satellite, also known as Kolibri, has the NORAD catalog ID 27394 and was launched on November 26, 2001, from the Tymshchuk Site (TYMSC) using a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. It was designed for magnetospheric research and amateur communication purposes by the Institute of Space Research (IKI), under ownership of Russian Kosmonavtika i Kosmicheskaya Tekhnika Ehtnikiy Konsortium (RKKE). The satellite has a hexagonal cylindrical shape with an antenna, measures 0.5 meters in length and 0.2 meters in diameter, and has a span of 2 meters due to its four deployable solar arrays and gravity gradient boom. It weighs 27 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Equipped with instruments such as a particle analyzer, electrical field analyzer, and an electrical field flux-gate magnetometer, the satellite was stabilized for operations by March 19, 2002. The spacecraft's power generation comes from its solar arrays and batteries, and it has a radar cross-section of 0.3244 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.2
Span
2
Dry Mass
27
Launch Mass
27
Shape
Hex Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
0.3244
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Kolibri-2000
Purpose
Magnetospheric research, Amateur communication
Mission
Magnetospheric research, Amateur communication
Manufacturer
IKI
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Kolibri
Configuration
Hexagonal prism, 4 solar arrays, 2 m gravity gradient boom
Motor
None
Equipment
particle analyzer, electrical field analyzer, electrical field flux-gate magnetometer
Power System
4 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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