Intercosmos-Bulgaria-1300 or Intercosmos-22 is the first Bulgarian satellite. Catalog number 1981-075A . Launched on August 7, 1981, the Vostok-2M launch vehicle from launch pad No. 43/3 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . It was put into a near-polar orbit with an inclination of 81.2 Β°.
| Intercosmos-Bulgaria-1300 | |
|---|---|
| Intercosmos-22 | |
| Operator | |
| Tasks | study of the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere |
| Satellite | Of the earth |
| Launch pad |  Plesetsk No. 43/3 |
| Launch vehicle | Vostok-2M |
| Launch | August 7, 1981 1:35 p.m. UTC |
| NSSDC ID | 1981-075A |
| SCN | 12645 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1500 kg |
| Power | 2 kW |
| Elements of the orbit | |
| Eccentricity | 0,005587 |
| Mood | 81.2 Β° |
| Circulation period | 101.9 min |
| Apocenter | 906 km |
| Pericenter | 825 km |
The device was designed in Bulgaria and had a complex of 11 scientific instruments designed to study physical processes in the ionosphere and magnetosphere, to study the connections between the Earth and the Sun. Power was supplied using two solar panels generating 2 kW of power.
See also
- RADOM-7