Ionosfera-M
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 8 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | NPP VNIIEM |
| Launch mass | 430 kg (950 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 04 November 2024 (Ionosfera-M №1&2) 25 July 2025 (Ionosfera-M №3&4) |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M |
| Launch site | Vostochny, Site 1S |
| Contractor | Roscosmos |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Project Ionozond | |
Ionosfera-M is a Constellation of four Ionospheric and Magnetospheric research Earth observation satellite system developed by Roscosmos for Project Ionozond[1].
Background
The Missions of Project Ionozond includes four Ionosfera-M and one Zond Satellite. The function of Ionosfera-M satellites is to monitor the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, while the function of Zond is to measure Solar Irradiadion[2].
Zond part of the program was initially planned to fly with the Ionosfera-M Satellites in 2020 to observe Sun. But due to lack of funding is in hold position and possibly cancelled.[3]
Each Ionosfera-M Satellites carries the following instrument:
- SPER/1-Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer
- SG/1-Gamma-ray spectrometer
- GALS/1-Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1
- LAERTES-On-board Ionosonde
- NBK/2-Low-frequency wave complex
- ESEP-Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer
- Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer
- MayaK-On-board radio transmitters
- PES GPS-GLONASS device
List of satellites
| Name | SATCAT | Launch date (UTC) | Launch vehicle | Orbital apsis | Inclination | Period (min) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionosfera-M №1[4][5] | 04 November 2024 23:18:40 |
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M | Operational | ||||
| Ionosfera-M №2 | Operational | ||||||
| Ionosfera-M №3[6][7] | 25 July 2025 05:30 |
Operational | |||||
| Ionosfera-M №4 | Operational |
See Also
Reference
- ^ "Ionosfera-M 1, 2, 3, 4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Ionosfera-M 1, 2, 3, 4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Zond". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M - Ionosfera-M n°1, 2 & Others". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Soyuz launches first Ionosfera mission". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M - Ionosfera-M n°3, 4". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Soyuz launches second Ionosfera mission". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
External links
- Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com".
- Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight Now".
- Kelso, T.S. "Satellite Catalog (SATCAT)". CelesTrak.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches".
- Kyle, Ed. "Space Launch Report". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "GCAT Orbital Launch Log".
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive".
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica".
- Webb, Brian. "Southwest Space Archive".
- Zak, Anatoly. "Russian Space Web".
- "ISS Calendar". Spaceflight 101.
- "NSSDCA Master Catalog". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" [Chronicle of space exploration]. CosmoWorld (in Russian).
- "Rocket Launch Manifest". Next Spaceflight.
- "Space Launch Plans". Novosti Kosmonavtiki.
