KOMPAS-2 (29157)

COSPAR: 2006-019A | Alt Name: COMPASS-2

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 26, 2006

Launch Site

SUBL

Launch Pad

BLA -

Launch Vehicle

Shtil'-1

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

29157

International Designator

2006-019A

Decay Date

12/28/2011

Basic Satellite Info

Name

KOMPAS-2

Alternative Name

COMPASS-2

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

IZM/MAK

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

KOMPAS-2 (also known as COMPASS-2) is an Earth Sciences satellite operated by IZM/MAK and manufactured by MAK. Launched on May 26, 2006, from SUBL using a Shtil'-1 launch vehicle, the satellite has dimensions of 0.8 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and spans 1.2 meters with a dry mass of 80 kilograms. Its power system consists of two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The spacecraft is shaped like a truncated tetrahedron with four panels and has a radar cross-section of 0.5815 square meters. It carries the Vulkan-Kompas-2 payload for Earth Sciences purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.8

Diameter

0.6

Span

1.2

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Trunc Tetrahedron + 4 Pan

Radar Cross Section

0.5815

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Vulkan-Kompas-2

Purpose

Earth Sciences

Mission

Earth Sciences

Manufacturer

MAK

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Shtil

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployabe fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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