Kedr
 ARISSat-1 at Dayton Hamvention 2010 | |
| Mission type | Amateur radio |
|---|---|
| Operator | RKK Energia |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067CK |
| SATCATno. | 37772 |
| Mission duration | 6 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) |
| Launch mass | 30 kilograms (66 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 January 2011, 01:31:39UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur1/5 |
| Deployed from | ISS |
| Deployment date | 3 August 2011 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 4 January 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
Kedr(‹See Tfd›Russian:кедрmeaningSiberian pine;Yuri Gagarin's callsign during theVostok 1mission), also known asARISSat 1andRadioSkaf-2(formerly known asSuitSat 2), was[1]anamateur radiominisatelliteoperated byRKK Energiaas part of theAmateur Radio on the International Space StationandRadioSkafprogrammes. A follow-up to theSuitSatspacecraft, Kedr was launched to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of theVostok 1mission.
Kedr transmitted 25 greetings in 15 different languages. It also transmitted photos of theEarth,telemetryand scientific data,[2]voice, telemetry andslow-scan televisiondata on a frequency of 145.950 MHz.[3]The satellite was also intended for use in educational programmes.[2]Kedr was a 30-kilogram (66 lb) satellite measuring 55 centimetres (22 in) by 55 centimetres (22 in) by 40 centimetres (16 in). It carriedsolar cellsto generate power, and was expected to operate for six months.[4]
For launch, Kedr was stored aboard theProgress M-09Mspacecraft, which was launched to resupply theInternational Space Station.Progress M-09M was launched atop aSoyuz-Ucarrier rocket flying fromSite 1/5at theBaikonur Cosmodromeat 01:31:39 UTC on 28 January 2011.[5]It docked with the International Space Station at 02:39 UTC on 30 January.[6]
Kedr was deployed from the ISS bySergey Volkovduring anextra-vehicular activityon 3 August 2011[7]and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 4 January 2012,[1]having spent 154 days in orbit.
"KEDR" was also used as the suffix for several Russian amateur radiocall signs(for example, RS0KEDR) that were active in 2014 around the 80th anniversary of Gagarin's birth.
References
[edit]- ^ab"ArisSat-1 SK".Archived fromthe originalon 6 March 2012.Retrieved4 January2012.
- ^abSPACEWARN Bulletin 687,NASA,February 1, 2011
- ^Запуск RS1S (Кедр) ARISSat-1 (Starting RS1S (Kedr) ARISSAT-1)(in Russian),Kursk State University"Sporadic" radio club, April 2, 2011
- ^Krebs, Gunter."ARISSat 1 (Radioskaf 2, Kedr)".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved10 February2011.
- ^"ISS On-Orbit Status".NASA. 28 January 2011.Retrieved10 February2011.
- ^"ISS On-Orbit Status".NASA. 30 January 2011.Retrieved10 February2011.
- ^ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS,ARRL,August 3, 2011,retrieved2011-08-05
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