Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
ABRIXAS & MegSat 0
Launched
April 28, 1999
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 28, 1999. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 32nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,312th orbital launch attempt. It was the 419th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). ABRIXAS, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 561 × 610 km orbit inclined 48.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 419th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 32nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,312th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ABRIXAS · NORAD 25721 · 1999-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ABRIXAS
- Object ID
- 1999-022A
- Epoch
- 1999-04-28 23:23:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.96149449 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035199
- Inclination
- 48.4405°
- Ascending node
- 124.9374°
- Arg. of perigee
- 11.5575°
- Mean anomaly
- 348.6509°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- ABRIXAS · NORAD 25721 · re-entered October 31, 2017
- Megsat-0 · NORAD 25722 · re-entered November 4, 2003
Kosmos-3M 36-413 Stage 2 · re-entered April 23, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 107, 1st this year · 100th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
3 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
about 15 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 launch?
ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 launched on April 28, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ABRIXAS & MegSat 0?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ABRIXAS & MegSat 0?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 launch from?
107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 reach?
ABRIXAS, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 561 × 610 km orbit inclined 48.4°.
How many satellites did ABRIXAS & MegSat 0 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).