Sich-1M () was a Ukrainian spacecraft, constructed for

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...

of Earth. Designed by

Yuzhnoye Design Office The ''Pivdenne'' Design Office (), located in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a designer of satellites and rockets, and formerly of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), established by Mikhail Yangel. During the Soviet era, the bureau's OKB de ...

and manufactured by

Yuzhmash The State Enterprise "Production Amalgamation 'Southern Machine-Building Plant named after O.M. Makarov'", officially abbreviated as Pivdenmash () and previously as Yuzhmash (), is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer. ...

. Sich-1M was launched on December 24, 2004, at 13:20 from the

Plesetsk cosmodrome Plesetsk Cosmodrome () is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, near the town of Plesetsk, from which it takes its name. Until 2025 and the commissioning of the Andøya Space, Andøya base in Norway, it was the only operati ...

(Russia) using the

Cyclone-3 The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3 and Cyclone-3 (known as SL-14 by the United States DoD), GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. Overview Tsyklon-3 launching a Meteor-3 satellite at left A de ...

launch vehicle together with MK-1TS microsatellite. Both satellites were placed into incorrect orbits due to premature third stage cutoff. The satellite remained in orbit until April 15, 2006.

Purpose

Sich-1M was designed to receive information simultaneously in the optical,

infrared Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves. The infrared spectral band begins with the waves that are just longer than those ...

and

microwave Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves but longer than infrared waves. Its wavelength ranges from about one meter to one millimeter, corresponding to frequency, frequencies between 300&n ...

ranges. The complex of research equipment installed on the spacecraft allowed to study the

atmosphere of Earth The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather ...

and the

World Ocean The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as ''oceans'' (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and ...

, monitoring the

hydrological Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...

and ice conditions, vegetation and soil cover of the land, etc.

MK-1TS

MK-1TS Micron () was a small Ukrainian microsatellite manufactured by

. MK-1TS was launched on December 24, 2004, at 13:20 from the

(Russia) using a

launch vehicle together with the Sich-1M satellite. Both satellites were placed into incorrect orbits due to premature third stage cutoff. MK-1TS had a small on-board camera (MBTC-VD), to provide digital optical-electronic images in the panchromatic range. One of its tasks was to work out a new system of orientation on the base of a

magnetometer A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment. Different types of magnetometers measure the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a particular location. A compass is one such device, ...

and electromagnets without using auxiliary devices. The satellite remained active until September 30, 2005.

References

External links

Space experiment “Variant” onboard SICH-1M satellite

Sich-1M
at eoPortal

at Gunter's Space Page

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Purpose

MK-1TS

See also

References

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