Interkosmos 15 [Yuzhnoye]
Intercosmos 15 was an international cooperative satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Kosmos-3M rocket. It was used to test new systems and components of the satellite under space flight conditions.
Nation: | International |
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Type / Application: | Science |
Operator: | Interkosmos |
Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | AUOS-Z |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 8 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 950 kg |
Orbit: | 487 km × 521 km, 74° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Interkosmos 15 (AUOS-Z-T-IK #1) | 1976-056A | 19.06.1976 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M |