SERVIS 1 (28060)

COSPAR: 2003-050A | Alt Name: SERVIS-1

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 30, 2003

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28060

International Designator

2003-050A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:35:51 GMT

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Inclination

99.51°

Right Ascension

183.87°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

43.59°

Period

104.94 min

Mean Motion

13.72 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

SERVIS 1

Alternative Name

SERVIS-1

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

USEF

Country

Japan

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Latest TLEs
1 28060U 03050A   26185.27490666  .00000020  00000-0  70966-4 0  9990
2 28060  99.5060 183.8737 0022257  43.5923 327.0968 13.72184672135306

Source: Celestrak

Summary
SERVIS 1 was a technology satellite launched by USEF on October 30, 2003, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Rokot launch vehicle. The spacecraft had dimensions of 2.3 meters in length and diameter with a span of 10.3 meters. It weighed 980 kilograms at launch and was manufactured by MELCO. SERVIS 1's power system consisted of two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, and its shape was described as a box with two panels. The satellite operated for technology purposes and had an RCS (Reaction Control System) of 2.8768.
Physical Characteristics

Length

2.3

Diameter

2.3

Span

10.3

Dry Mass

980

Launch Mass

980

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.8768

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

SERVIS-1

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

MELCO

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

SERVIS

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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