ABRIXAS & MegSat 0
Kosmos-3M
Production Corporation Polyot
Mission
ABRIXAS & MegSat 0
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
The ABRIXAS (A Broadband Imaging X-Ray All-Sky Survey) small satellite (A BRoadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey Satellite) was designed to perform the first complete survey of the sky with an imaging telescope in the X-ray energy range from 0.5 to 10 keV. MegSat 0 was the first MegSat communications satellite.
Location
107
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
107 has witnessed the launch of 3 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts. While Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation, has been the site for 101 rocket launches.
Kapustin Yar is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material, and scientific support gained from the defeat of Germany in World War II. Numerous launches of test rockets for the Russian military were carried out at the site, as well as satellite and sounding rocket launches.
Rocket
Russian Space Forces Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
N/A
