Okean-OE [Yuzhnoye]
The Okean-OE series were experimental satellites for monitoring of ocean surfaces. They were follow-ons for the Okean-E satellites and prototypes for the operational Okean-O1 series.
The satellites were based on the Tselina-D bus and carried subset of instruments of the operational O1 series, i.e. one or two passive MW radiometers per satellite measuring the emission radiation of the atmosphere/ocean system.
They carried following instruments:
The first satellite, Kosmos 1500 was launched from Plesetsk on a Tsiklon-3 booster on 28 October 1983. It operated until 12 June 1986.
The second satellite, Kosmos 1602 was also launched from Plesetsk on a Tsiklon-3 rocket on 28 October 1984. It operated until 10 November 1985.
The Okean-OE series was succeeded by the operational Okean-O1 satellites.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Ocean Observation |
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Contractors: | KB Yuzhnoye |
Equipment: | RLSBO (3.2 cm), RM-0.8, 3-channel MWR (0.8, 1.35 and 8.5 cm), RTVK |
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Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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Mass: | 1950 kg |
Orbit: | 649 km × 679 km, 82.6º (#1); 629 km × 664 km, 82.5º (#2) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 1500 (Okean-OE #1) | 1983-099A | 28.09.1983 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
Kosmos 1602 (Okean-OE #2) | 1984-105A | 28.09.1984 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 |