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The satellite is a
collaborative project between children of Russia and Australia.
The satellite
will stay in space attached to a remote launching port on the
Progress spacecraft until February 2002. It will then be remotely
ejected and free-fall back to earth over the next 2-4 months.
During its free-fall, it will send back telemetry and digital
voice recordings. One of the downlink frequencies will be 145.825.
Project
"Kolibri-2000" is a non-governmental, noncommercial
project. Russian participants in the Project:
* Space-rocket corporation RSC Enerigya,
Korolev
* Space Research Institute, RAS (IKI RAS), Moscow
* Special Design Office of space instrument making of the IKI (SKB
KP IKI), Tarusa
* Nuclear Physics Institute of MSU (NPI MSU), Moscow
* Institute of Atomic Power (IATE), Obninsk
* Joint-stock company "Mag-Sensors", St.-Petersburg
* Institute of terrestrial magnetism, ionosphere and radiowaves
propagation of the RAS (IZMIRAN), Troitsk
*Research and Production Association for Engeneering
(NPOMaschinostroenie)
*Design Buro "Polet"
* Ad Hoc Dedicated Research Team (VTK), involving specialists from
the above listed, and other organizations.
The project is supported by the
International Astronautic Federation (IAF)
| Kolibri
- 2000
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SATELLITE
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| Int'l Designation |
2001 051C
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Launched
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| Owner / Sponsor |
IKI
RAS
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| Mission |
Education
/ Science
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| Satellite Bus |
IKI/Moskva
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| Launch Mass |
21
kg (46 lbm)
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| Mission Orbit |
LEO /
385 x 388 km
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51.6°
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| Design Life |
4
- 6 months
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| Power (EOL) |
0.030
kW
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LAUNCH
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Progress
M1-7
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| Launch Date / Time |
2002
March 19
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22:28
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FINANCIAL
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| Satellite cost |
Kolibri
Website
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