MONITOR-E 1 (28822)

COSPAR: 2005-032A | Alt Name: Monitor-E No. 1

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 26, 2005

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC133/3

Launch Vehicle

Rokot

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28822

International Designator

2005-032A

Decay Date

9/22/2020

Basic Satellite Info

Name

MONITOR-E 1

Alternative Name

Monitor-E No. 1

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

KHRR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

MONITOR-E 1, also known as Monitor-E No. 1, is an Earth Observation satellite launched on August 26, 2005, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC133/3 launch pad using a Rokot launch vehicle. Manufactured by KHRR and owned by the same entity, this satellite has a configuration known as Yachta-Bus with dimensions of 2 meters in length and diameter, and a span of 4 meters. It features a dry mass of 750 kilograms, which is also its launch mass. The satellite's power source includes two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its mission involves Earth Observation using the 98M No. 26701 payload. MONITOR-E 1 is equipped with SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters for propulsion and has a box shape with two panels, measuring an RCS of 2.6991. The satellite's operational lifetime was projected to be five years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

750

Launch Mass

750

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.6991

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

98M No. 26701

Purpose

Earth Observation

Mission

Earth Observation

Manufacturer

KHRR

Life Expectancy

5 years

Bus

Yachta

Configuration

Yachta-Bus

Motor

SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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