Kosmos 900

 1977-023A

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The AUOS-Z-R-O Oval satellite, Kosmos-900, was launched in Mar 1977 with an Interkosmos space science payload on a mission to study the auroral oval. Mass was 1056 kg. Length with gravity boom was 23m.

Kosmos-900
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Mar 29	2300	Launch by Kosmos-3M	PL
		Stage 2 burn
	2308?	MECO-1
	2333?	Stage 2 sep	94.4 457 x 522 x 83.0
1979 May		End of ops
1979 Oct 11		Reentered

Payload:

• Flat retarding potential analyser (IKI/Shutte?)

• High frequency electron temperature probe (IKI)

• Spherical ion trap (IKI)

• Cylindrical electrostatic probe (IKI)

• Relativistic proton/electron counter (IYaP)

• Panoramic electrostatic spectrometer (IKI)

• Differential energy spectrometer (IYaP) p 1-3MeV,e 80-130keV

• Differential low energy spectrometer (IYaP) e,p 0.5-20 keV

• Auroral photometer (IYaP) 3914A