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MKA-PN 2 (RELEC) (40070)
COSPAR: 2014-037B | Alt Name: Vernov
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 8, 2014
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1B
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
40070
International Designator
2014-037B
Epoch
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Inclination
98.07°
Right Ascension
162.57°
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Argument of Perigee
16.50°
Period
98.92 min
Mean Motion
14.56 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
MKA-PN 2 (RELEC)
Alternative Name
Vernov
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
NPOLO/IKI
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 40070U 14037B 26185.21001165 .00000891 00000-0 19207-3 0 9994
2 40070 98.0707 162.5669 0130631 16.4995 344.0394 14.55678895635567
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The MKA-PN 2 (RELEC), also known as Vernov, is a Russian scientific satellite designed to study solar cosmic rays and the magnetosphere. Launched on July 8, 2014, from Tyuratam Space Center's LC31 pad using a Soyuz-2-1B launch vehicle, it was manufactured by NPOLO for NPOLO/IKI. The satellite uses a Karat-Bus configuration and has dimensions of 1 meter in length, diameter, and span. With a dry mass of 288 kg and the same launch mass, it is powered by three deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Equipped with an APPT-45-2 thruster for propulsion, MKA-PN 2 carried the MKA-FKI No. 2 payload to conduct its scientific mission. The satellite had a planned lifetime of three years but achieved only five months of operation. Its shape is described as box-like and has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.371 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1
Diameter
1
Span
1
Dry Mass
288
Launch Mass
288
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
1.371
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
MKA-FKI No. 2
Purpose
Science, solar cosmic rays, magnetosphere
Mission
Science, solar cosmic rays, magnetosphere
Manufacturer
NPOLO
Life Expectancy
3 years (planned); 5 months (achieved)
Bus
Karat
Configuration
Karat-Bus
Motor
APPT-45-2 thruster
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
3 deployable, fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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