Yubileiny
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Yubileiny (Russian: Юбиле́йный, lit. Jubilee) is an educational Russian satellite built by NPO PM[1] to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be placed into Earth orbit. The satellite was launched on 23 May 2008 aboard a Rokot class rocket from the LC-133 launch facility at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, after being delayed since the end of 2007. It was a secondary payload accompanying a cluster of three Gonets communication satellites, and utilised the excess capacity of the carrier.[2]
Mission type | Technology/Amateur radio |
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Operator | NPO PM |
COSPAR ID | 2008-025A |
SATCAT no. | 32953 |
Mission duration | 1 year |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 May 2008 (2008-05-23) |
Rocket | Rokot |
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/3 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Transponders | |
Frequency | 435.215 and 435.315 MHz |
The satellite mission was to broadcast audio and video about the Soviet and Russian space programmes, as well as to imitate the beeping call signals of Sputnik 1.[3] These signals are intended for being receipted by amateur radio enthusiasts.