Status
Success
Koronass F
Launch Time
Tue Jul 31, 2001 07:59 UTC
Tue Jul 31, 2001 07:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Koronass F
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,260.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2001
32nd orbital launch attempt
Tsyklon-3
119th mission
1st mission of 2001
112th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission