July 15, 2000 12:00 pm

CHAMP & MITA

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Kosmos-3M

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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CHAMP (Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload) is a German small satellite mission for geoscientific and atmospheric research and applications, managed by GFZ. MITA carries the payload NINA-2 for the study of solar and galactic cosmic rays. The detector used in this mission is identical to the one already flying on the Russian satellite Resurs-O1 4 in a 840 km sunsynchronous orbit, but makes use of the extensive computer and telemetry capabilities of MITA bus to improve the active data acquisition time.
Launch Overview
Window Open 12:00 UTC
Window Close 12:00 UTC
Lift Off Jul 15, 2000 · 12:00 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 132/1 (132L)
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Production Corporation Polyot
Payload CHAMP & MITA
Rocket Kosmos-3M
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
CHAMP (Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload) is a German small satellite mission for geoscientific and atmospheric research and applications, managed by GFZ. MITA carries the payload NINA-2 for the study of solar and galactic cosmic rays. The detector used in this mission is identical to the one already flying on the Russian satellite Resurs-O1 4 in a 840 km sunsynchronous orbit, but makes use of the extensive computer and telemetry capabilities of MITA bus to improve the active data acquisition time.

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Production Corporation Polyot
132/1 (132L)
Launch Overview
Window Open 12:00 UTC
Window Close 12:00 UTC
Lift Off Jul 15, 2000 · 12:00 UTC
Launch Facility Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad 132/1 (132L)
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Production Corporation Polyot
Payload CHAMP & MITA
Rocket Kosmos-3M
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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