26384 - NADEZHA

NADEZHDA (meaning Hope) is a Russian search and relay spacecraft intended to locate ships or aircraft in distress. It is a member of the international COSPAS/SARSAT fleet of such satellites. Since the previous one was NADEZHDA 5 (1998-072A/25567), this latest should be designated as NADEZHDA 6. It was launched by a Cosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk at 12:13 UT on 2000 Jun 28. The operating frequencies are the internationally dedicated 150.00 and 400.00 MHz. Initial orbital periods were period 98.7 min, apogee 703 km, perigee 677 km, and inclination 98.12 deg.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2000-06-28
Launch Vehicle: Cosmos
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia