FOTON-M 4 (40095)

COSPAR: 2014-041A | Alt Name: Foton-M No. 4

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 18, 2014

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-2-1A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

40095

International Designator

2014-041A

Decay Date

9/1/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

FOTON-M 4

Alternative Name

Foton-M No. 4

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

TSSKBP

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

FOTON-M 4, also known as Foton-M No. 4, is a satellite operated by TSSKBP and manufactured under the Yantar bus configuratioon for micro-gravity missions. Launched on July 18, 2014, from the TYMSC launch site using Soyuz-2-1A at LC31, this satellite has dimensions of 6.5 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 6.5 meters. It weighs approximately 2,515 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, featuring deployable solar arrays for power generation along with batteries. The spacecraft is designed to operate for six months, equipped with a sphere + cone-cyl+2 pan shape configuration, aiming to conduct micro-gravity research as its primary mission purpose.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.5

Diameter

2.4

Span

6.5

Dry Mass

2515

Launch Mass

2515

Shape

Sphere + Cone-Cyl+2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

10.4603

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Foton-M No. 1L

Purpose

Micro-gravity

Mission

Micro-gravity

Manufacturer

TSSKBP

Life Expectancy

6 months (design)

Bus

Foton

Configuration

Yantar bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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