BPA 3 satellite

BPA-3

Ukraine

Spacecraft nº:

Ukraine spacecraft nº: 6

Launch data:

Designation	13066AJ
Launch date	21 Nov 2013 - 07:10 UT
Launch site	Do, LC-370/13
Launch vehicle	Dnepr
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Hartron-Arkos
Platform	Container bolted to Dnepr upper stage
Operator	Hartron-Arkos
Mass at launch	1910 kg (with the upper stage)
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	None, Batteries
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

BPA 1 (Blok Perspektivnoy Avioniki-1) is a package of experimental avionics monted to the third stage of a Dnepr launch vehicle. The payload is not separated from the stage.
This package is built by the Ukrainian company "Hartron-Arkos". It has the purpose to test navigation equipment for civil planes and spacecraft.

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