38711 - MKA-PN 1

MKA-PN 1 is designed to monitor ocean salinity and temperature, as well as humidity of the land surface, based on the 'Carat' standard satellite bus. It separated from the Fregat stage of the launch vehicle at 09:00:33 UTC.

The initial orbital parameters were period = 101.15 minutes, apogee = 821.0 km, perigee = 805.2 km, inclination = 98.9 degrees on 2012 Aug 19 at 09:06:30 UTC.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2012-07-22
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz FG
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan