27560 - MOZHAYETS

MOZHAYETS is a Russian experimental, 90-kg minisatellite that was launched by a Kosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk at 06:07 UT on 2002 November 28. It was designed and built by the cadets and teachers of a military space academy to learn about spacecraft operations. The initial orbital parameters of the sun-synchronous orbit were period 98.5 min, altitude 700 km, and inclination 98 deg.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-11-28
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos-3M
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia