Bulgaria 1300
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Interkosmos 22, more commonly known as Bulgaria 1300 (Bulgarian: Интеркосмос 22-България 1300), was Bulgaria's first artificial satellite.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Science |
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Operator | BSA |
COSPAR ID | 1981-075A |
SATCAT no. | 12645 |
Mission duration | 34 years, 7 months and 12 days (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | BAC BAS SSA[1] |
Launch mass | 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 7 August 1981, 13:35 (1981-08-07UTC13:35Z) UTC |
Rocket | Vostok-2M |
Launch site | Plesetsk 43/3 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | March 20, 2016 (2016-03-21) |
Decay date | 2550 (planned) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 792 kilometres (492 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 883 kilometres (549 mi) |
Inclination | 81.2 degrees |
Period | 101.6 |
Epoch | Epoch start: 1981-08-06 20:00:00 UTC |
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It was named after the 1300th anniversary of the foundation of the Bulgarian state. It was designed to study the ionosphere and magnetosphere of the Earth.[2]