RS 1
Radio Sputnik 1 (RS 1), developed by the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MEI), was one of the first two Soviet amateur radio satellites.
MEI's Radio Sputnik 1 was developed in parallel with MAI's Radio Sputnik 2, with both satellites slated for a joint launch. Both satellites had a weight of 40 kg each. RS-1 and RS-2 both contained sensitive Mode A (145 MHz uplink and 29 MHz downlink) linear transponders telemetry beacon and Codestore unit similar to AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
These first Russian amateur radio satellites were launched on 26 October 1978 together with the dummy payload Kosmos 1045 on the fifth development flight of the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. Transponders aboard RS-1 and RS-2 could be kept operating for only a few months before battery problems disabled both spacecraft.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Amateur radio communication |
Operator: | MEI |
Contractors: | MEI |
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Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | 40 kg |
Orbit: | 1685 km × 1707 km, 82.54° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Radio Sputnik 1 (RS 1) | 1978-100B | 26.10.1978 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | with Kosmos 1045 (Meteor-2-GVM #1), RS 2 |