Persona (satellite)

Persona

Artist's impression of a Persona satellite
Manufacturer TsSKB Progress
LOMO
Vavilov State Optical Institute
NPO Opteks
Country of origin Russia
Operator VKS (2008-2011)
VKO (2011-)
Applications Optical imaging
Specifications
Design life 3-5 years
Launch mass 7,000 kilograms (15,000 lb)
Regime Sun-synchronous
Production
Status In production
Built 2
Launched 2
Operational 1
Failed 1
First launch Kosmos 2441
26 July 2008
Related spacecraft
Derived from Yantar

Persona is a class of Russian reconnaissance satellites, derived from the Resurs DK class of remote sensing satellite, itself derived from the Soviet Yantar reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are built by TsSKB-Progress, and the optics by LOMO and the Vavilov State Optical Institute.

Satellite

The first satellite, identified as Kosmos 2441, was launched into a 750 km sun synchronous orbit on 26 July 2008, atop a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from LC-43/4 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome[1] It reportedly failed to return useful imagery due to an electrical malfunction.[2]

A second satellite, Kosmos 2486, was launched on 7 June 2013.[3]

Details

The satellites had a mass of 6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb), are 7 metres (23 ft) long, and 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) in diameter.

The satellites optical subsystems are believed to be based on a 3-mirror Korsch type telescope with a primary mirror diameter of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) and focal length of 20 metres (66 ft).[4]

The CCD sensor is probably ELCT1080v1U with a pixel size of 9 µm.[5] The CCD is produced by ELAR, previously known as ELECTRON-OPTRONIC.[6] The focal plane unit is manufactured by NPO Opteks.

The satellites had a nadir image resolution of 33 centimetres (13 in), using panchromatic imagery. They are planned to operate for 7 years.

The Korsch optics of the Persona satellite.

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Stephen (2008-07-26). "Soyuz 2-1b rocket launches classified military payload". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  2. ↑ Шпион на связь не вышел (in Russian). Российская газета. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  3. ↑ Graham, William. "Russian spy satellite launched via Soyuz 2-1B". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ↑ ОПТИКО-ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ ДЛЯ ДИСТАНЦИОННОГО ЗОНДИРОВАНИЯ ЗЕМЛИ (in Russian). LOMO. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  5. ↑ Разработки и производство ФПЗС и цифровых камер на их основе. // Интернет-журнал "ТелеФото Техника", 01.11.2008 (russian): "Тип ФПЗС ELCT1080v1U ... Размеры элемента, µм 9х9"
  6. ↑ ФПЗС с временной задержкой и накоплением (in Russian). NPP-ELAR. Retrieved 2008-10-27.

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