Satellite description

OKEAN O, 25860 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 17 Jul 1999 UTC via a ZENIT-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

25860, 1999-039A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (RU)

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoe

Mission

Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

OKEAN-O, AOCS 10X30N

Mass

6,300 kg wet, ~6,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-07-17 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 5.3 m

Radar Cross Section

16.258 m², Large (>1 m²)