Efir [GDK]
The Efir missions were scientific missions based on the Zenit / Vostok type spacecraft. Efir was to measure the energy spectrum and charge composition of primary cosmic rays with energy above 2 TeV.
The experiment was carried out with the detectors Sokol and Sokol-2 aboard the artificial earth satellites Kosmos-1543 and Kosmos-1713.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Cosmic radiation |
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Contractors: | TsSKB |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | Zenit Bus |
Propulsion: | 11D82M |
Power: | Batteries |
Lifetime: | 26 days |
Mass: | 6300 kg |
Orbit: | 214 km × 401 km, 62.8° (#1); 215 km × 397 km, 62.8° (#2) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 1543 (Efir #1) | 1984-026A | 10.03.1984 | Pl LC-41/1 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1713 (Efir #2) | 1985-120A | 27.12.1985 | Pl LC-41/1 | Soyuz-U |