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Koronas-I

Tsiklon-3Russian Space Forces32/1
Wednesday, March 2, 1994 · 03:25 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches157
Successes148

Provider

Russian Space Forces

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RUS • Founded 1992

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger betw...

Mission Brief

KORONAS-I (or CORONAS-I), a Russian-Ukranian spacecraft, was launched by a Tsiklon-3 booster from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. It carried UV and x-ray instruments to map the Sun and plasma monitors to study the ionosphere and magnetosphere.

PayloadKoronas-I
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRussian Space Forces
Stages0
Pad32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Launch Site

32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

LAUNCH SITE
62.906°N, 40.784°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.