1999-022A
Mass 470 kg; 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.1 m in size. DLR astronomy satellite led by MPE (Garching) and AIP (Potsdam), with IAAT (Tubingen). Contractor is OHB-System GmbH, Bremen (Orbital-und Hydrotechnologie Bremen). Consists of telescope module, bus module and solar panels. Abrixas (A Broad Band Imaging X-ray All Sky Survey) does a 0.5-10 keV hard X-ray all sky survey, complementing the ROSAT soft all sky survey. Launch in Apr 1999 by Kosmos-3M from GTsP-4. Control is from DLR/GSOC.
| ABRIXAS | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Apr 28 | 2030:00 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | GTsP-4 LC107 |
| 2032:10 | T+2:10 Stage 2 burn, 70km | ||
| 2032:11 | T+2:11 stage 1 sep | ||
| 2032:15 | T+2:15 St2 full thrust, 156 kN | ||
| 2032:20 | T+2:20 Fairing | ||
| 2037:29 | T+7:29 St2 low thrust, 6 kN | ||
| 2037:39 | T+7:39 St 2 MECO | ||
| 2058:47 | T+28:47 St 2 low thrust | ||
| 2058:50 | T+28:50 Stage 2 restart main thrust | ||
| 2058:52 | T+28:52 St 2 low thrust | ||
| 2059:02 | T+29:02 Stage 2 MECO | ||
| 2059:23 | T+29:23 Stage 2 sep | 544 x 603 x 48.4 | |
| 2059:25 | T+29:25 Megsat sep from St2 | ||
| 1999 Apr 28 | 2330 | Battery failed | |
| 1999 May 1 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- X-ray optics, 1.6m focal length Wolter I (Zeiss) with 7 mirror modules each with 27 shells, 1' resolution.
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