Koronass F

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:59:58

Tuesday July 31, 2001

Mission Details

Koronass F

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KORONAS-F (also known as CORONAS-F and AUOS-SM-KF) is a Russian solar observatory. The 2,260 kg (with fuel) spacecraft will be pointing toward Sun within 10 arc-minutes to conduct a variety of observations. In broad categories, it carries X-ray monitors to locate sources within 1 arc-sec, radio receivers to measure flux and polarization, and particle counters.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

2,260 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Tsyklon-3

Active 1977 to 2009

Yuzhmash logo

Manufacturer

Yuzhmash

Rocket

Height: 39.27m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,100 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,032 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.7m

Height: 9.54m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Site 32/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

3 days 7 hours

Stats

Tsyklon-3


119th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2001

2001


32nd

Orbital launch attempt