Oval [Yuzhnoye]
Oval (also known as AUOS-Z-R-O or Kosmos 900) was a Soviet low earth orbiting satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on a Kosmos-3M booster.
Onboard were a number of space physics instruments:
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Science |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | AUOS-Z |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 1056 kg |
Orbit: | 455 km × 519 km, 82.95° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 900 (AUOS-Z-R-O #1, Oval) | 1977-023A | 29.03.1977 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M |