Energiya 1, 2
Energiya
The Energiya satellites were an adaptation of recoverable Zenit / Vostok spacecraft for investigation of primary cosmic radiation and meteoritic particles in near-earth outer space. Two such spacecraft were launched in the 1970's to study high-energy cosmic rays. The scientific equpment carried measured 1.5 m × 1.145 m × 0.85 m.
The first was launched under the international Interkosmos 6 designation, while the second was named Kosmos 1026.
| Nation: | U.S.S.R. |
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| Type / Application: | Cosmic radiation |
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| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Zenit Bus |
| Propulsion: | 11D82M |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | 8 days |
| Mass: | 5886 kg |
| Orbit: | 203 km × 326 km, 51.8° (#1); 212 km × 247 km, 51.7° (#2) |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Interkosmos 6 (Energiya #1) | 07.04.1972 | TB | Voskhod | ||
| Kosmos 1026 (Energiya #2) | 02.07.1978 | TB | Soyuz-U |
Further Interkosmos missions:
- Interkosmos 1, 4, 7, 11, 16 (DS-U3-IK)
- Interkosmos 2, 8 (DS-U1-IK)
- Interkosmos 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 (DS-U2-IK)
- Interkosmos 6 (Energiya)
- Interkosmos 15 (AUOS-Z-T-IK)
- Interkosmos 17 (AUOS-Z-R-E-IK)
- Interkosmos 18 (AUOS-Z-M-IK, Magik)
- Interkosmos 19 (AUOS-Z-I-IK)
- Interkosmos 20, 21 (AUOS-Z-R-P-IK)
- Interkosmos 22 (Bulgaria 1300)
- Interkosmos 23 (Prognoz 10)
- Interkosmos 24 (AUOS-Z-AV-IK, Aktivny-IK)
- Interkosmos 25 (AUOS-Z-AP-IK, APEX)
