28523 - TATIANA

TATIANA, also known as UNIVERSITESKY, is a Russian microsatellite that was launched by a Cosmos-3M rocket from Plesetsk at 03:00 UT on 2005 January 20. The 30-kg satellite was built by the students of Lomonosov University as an educational program to advance space physics and to commemorate the university's 250th anniversary. Initial orbital parameters were period 103.7 min, apogee 967 km, perigee 912 km, and inclination 83 degrees.

Alternate Names

Universitesky
28523
Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2005-01-20
Launch Vehicle: Cosmos
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia