Kosmos 2470
Mission type | Geodesy |
---|---|
Operator | VKS |
COSPAR ID | 2011-005A |
SATCAT no. | 37362 |
Mission duration | Launch failure |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | ISS Reshetnev |
Launch mass | 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 1 February 2011, 14:00:14 Briz-KM | UTC
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/3 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | 1 March 2011 |
Decay date | 15 July 2013 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 320 kilometres (200 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,052 kilometres (654 mi) |
Inclination | 99.4 degrees |
Period | 98.48 minutes |
Epoch | 8 February 2011[2] |
Kosmos 2470 (
A second Geo-IK-2 satellite was successfully launched on June 4, 2016, as Kosmos 2517.[7]
History
Geo-IK-2 No.11 was launched by a
On 24 February 2011, Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin announced that the satellite would be unable to fulfill its mission and thus would not be used by Russian defence forces. He added that it might still be possible to use the satellite for "checking control systems".[citation needed] On 1 March the satellite's orientation systems malfunctioned, and the spacecraft moved out of alignment with the Sun, resulting in its solar panels being unable to generate electricity. The spacecraft subsequently began to tumble. Engineers believed that it was unlikely that control would be re-established.[9]
It re-entered Earth's atmosphere on July 15, 2013.[10]
Follow-ons
A second Geo-IK-2 satellite was successfully launched on June 4, 2016, as Kosmos 2517.[7]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Podvig, Pavel (1 February 2011). "New geodetic satellite failed to reach working orbit". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Russianforces.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Russia lost GEO-IK-2 satellite". AvioNews. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Geo-IK-2 (Musson-2, 14F31)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- Washington Times, "Report: Russia Loses Control Of Satellite", 2 February 2011, p. 7.
- ^ a b "Geo-IK-2 (Musson-2, 14F31)".
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Geo-IK-2 (Musson-2; 14F31) satellite". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Гео-ИК" окончательно геоикнулся (in Russian). Kommersant. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Aerospace - GEO IK". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-08-26.