Sterch-1
| Sterch-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | SAR satellite |
| Country: |
 Russia
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2009-039B |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 171 kg |
| Size: | 0.75 × 1.35 × 2.00 (at takeoff) 0.97 × 2.96 × 10.39 (unfolded in space) |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk |
| Launcher: | Cosmos 3M |
| Status: | active |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 83 ° |
| Apogee height : | 951 km |
| Perigee height : | 924 km |
Sterch-1 ( Russian Стерх for barn crane ) a satellite of the new Russian satellite-based search and rescue system Sterch , which is to replace the previous Nadezhda system. It was launched on July 21, 2009 aboard a Kosmos 3M launcher along with a Parus communications satellite.
It is part of the international satellite-based search and rescue system COSPAS-SARSAT . In contrast to Nadeshda, Sterch does not contain a system for satellite navigation, as this is taken over by the GLONASS satellite and only a single SAR transponder. The cuboid satellites are therefore much smaller and lighter than their predecessors and can be launched as a secondary payload with other satellites.
Sterch weighs around 170 kg and is supplied with energy by solar cell booms with around three meters and 110 watts of power. The planned lifespan is five years.
The successor Sterch-2 was launched on September 17, 2009 from Baikonur .
Web links
- Sterch at russianspaceweb.com (English)
- Sterch at Gunter's Space Page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ N2YO
- ↑ Parus and Sterch start with Kosmos 3M on Der Orion
- ↑ Sterch at Plesetzk.ru (Russian)
- ↑ http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php/?id=2&nid=7434&hl=%2525F1%2525EE%2525FE%2525E7-2+1%2525E1 (link not available)