BelKA

BelKA or BKA (an acronym from Belarusian: Беларускі Касмічны Апарат, Belarusian Cosmic Apparatus) is the first satellite of independent Belarus.

BelKA
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Mission duration5 years (planned)
Failed to orbit
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass~750 kilograms (1,650 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 26, 2006 (2006-07-26)
RocketDnepr
Launch siteBaikonur 109/95
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth Orbit
Perigee altitude510 kilometres (320 mi)
Apogee altitude510 kilometres (320 mi)
EpochPlanned
 
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