flown missionSuccess

Kosmos-3M | ABRIXAS & MegSat 0

Production Corporation Polyot107 — Kapustin Yar, Russian FederationApr 28, 1999, 20:30 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: ABRIXAS & MegSat 0
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The ABRIXAS (A Broadband Imaging X-Ray All-Sky Survey) small satellite (A BRoadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey Satellite) was designed to perform the first complete survey of the sky with an imaging telescope in the X-ray energy range from 0.5 to 10 keV. MegSat 0 was the first MegSat communications satellite.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 28, 1999, 20:30 UTC
Window opens: Apr 28, 1999, 20:30 UTC
Window closes: Apr 28, 1999, 20:30 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:24 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Family: Kosmos
Variant: -3M
Provider: Production Corporation Polyot
Type: Commercial
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 107
Location: Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Volgograd
Coordinates: 48.5407, 46.2968