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Oval [Yuzhnoye]
Oval (also known as AUOS-Z-R-O or Kosmos 900) was a Soviet low earth orbiting satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on a Kosmos-3M booster.
Onboard were a number of space physics instruments:
- High-Frequency Electron Temperature Probe
- Differential Energy Spectrometer
- Differential Low Energy Spectrometer
- Relativistic Proton and Electron Counter
- Auroral Photometer
- Flat Retarding Potential Analyzer
- Spherical Ion Trap with Floating Potential
- Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe
- Panoramic Electrostatic Spectrometer
| Nation: | USSR |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Science |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | AUOS-Z |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 6 months |
| Mass: | 1056 kg |
| Orbit: | 455 km × 519 km, 82.95 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 900 (AUOS-Z-R-O #1, Oval) | 1977-023A | 29.03.1977 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR
