Satellites

Payload

MAGION 3

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MAGION 3 is a Czech Republic payload satellite, launched on December 18, 1991 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 18, 1991 at 03:54 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Tsiklon-3
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
AUOS-Z-AP-IK 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
2,743 km
Periapsis
430 km
Inclination
82.53°
Orbital period
117.91 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Czech Republic
Launch mass
52 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-086E
NORAD catalog №
21835
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
CzechiaCzech Republic
Radar cross-section
0.5102 m²
Status
active