Cosmos 2334 & UNAMSAT-B

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:47:39

Thursday September 5, 1996

Mission Details

Cosmos 2334

It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

580 kilograms

UNAMSAT-B

UNAMSAT (University of Mexico (UNAM) Satellite) is a 17 kg spacecraft built in Mexico at UNAM, a Mexican University. The satellite bus is the AMSAT-NA Microsat 25 cm cube. It operates in the amateur service and carries 0.2-0.3 W UHF downlinks at 437.206 and 437.138 MHz, and uplinks at 145.815, 145.835, 145.855 and 145.875 MHz with 1200 bps AFSK modulation using the PACSAT data protocol as used by PACSAT (OSCAR 16) and LUSAT (OSCAR 19). The primary payload is a 40.997 MHz pulse radar associated with a wide band receiver to study micro-meteorids and the ionised trails left by these as they enter the atmosphere. It also carries a communications data relay for environmental sensors in remote locations.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

17 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Cosmos-3M

Active 1967 to 2010

OKB-586 logo

Manufacturer

OKB-586

Rocket

Height: 32.42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,486 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.44m

Height: 5.72m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 132/1

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Stats

Cosmos-3


447th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1996

1996


56th

Orbital launch attempt