Earth Observation Satellite

Relek is a Russian microsatellite with a magnetospheric science payload. The payload Relek is devoted to the examination of electron deposition.

Name of SatelliteRelek
PurposeEarth Observation
ContractorNPO Lavochkin
Country of ContractorRussia
Launch Mass (kg.)253
Class of OrbitLEO
Perigee (km)623
Date of Launch08.07.2014
Launch SiteBaikonur Cosmodrome
Launch VehicleSoyuz-2.1b
COSPAR Number2014-037B
NORAD Number40070

Relek is constructed using Lavochkin’s Karat microsatellite. Initially, the Monika payload was intended to be used with the satellite to study solar cosmic rays, but this experiment was terminated in 2012.

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