Sich-1

Sich-1 was the first Ukrainian Earth observation satellite and was launched on 31 August 1995 at 06:49:59 UTC by Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.^[2][3] It operated until 2001.

Sich-1

Mission type	Earth observation
COSPAR ID	1995-046A
SATCAT no.	23657
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Okean-O1
Manufacturer	Yuzhmash
Launch mass	1,915 kilograms (4,222 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	31 August 1995, 06:49:59 (1995-08-31UTC06:49:59Z) UTC
Rocket	Tsyklon-3
Launch site	Plesetsk 32/2
End of mission
Deactivated	2001
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Eccentricity	0.0022
Perigee altitude	659 kilometres (409 mi)
Apogee altitude	683 kilometres (424 mi)
Inclination	82.3 degrees
Period	98.7 minutes
Epoch	21 August 1995, 02:49:59 UTC[1]

In this launch also was launched the first satellite of Chile, FASat-Alfa, that failed to deattach from Sich-1. Nevertheless this was the first attempt to Chile to reach to space

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 1995 in spaceflight