WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Coronas-F

Satellite: Coronas-F

Satellite details

Acronym	Coronas-F
Full name	Complex Orbital Observations Near-Earth of Activity of the Sun - F
Satellite Description	2nd flight unit of the Coronas programme. Main mission: solar processes observation.
Mass at launch	2260 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from several scientific institutes, main: Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism (IZMIRAN), Moskow.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	550 km
Inclination	82.5 °

Space agency	Roscosmos
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	31 Jul 2001	EOL	06 Dec 2005
Last update:	2015-07-27

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Complex Orbital Observations Near-Earth of Activity of the Sun
- Coronas-F (2001 - 2005)
- Coronas-I (1994 - 1994)
- Coronas-Photon (2009 - 2009)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Coronas-F

Acronym	Full name
TEREK-C	Solar XUV Telescope/Coronagraph
RES-C	Solar X-ray Spectral Polarimeter
DIOGENESS	Diagnostic of Energy Sources and Sinks in Flares
HELICON	Solar X-ray and gamma-ray Scintillation Spectrometer
IRIS	Solar Burst Spectrometer
SUFR-Sp-C	Solar UV Radiometer
VUSS	Vacuum UV Solar spectrum
DIFOS	Solar Flux Optical Photometer
SORS	Solar Radiospectrometer
SKL-particles	Solar Cosmic-ray Spectrometer Complex - particles
SPR-N	Solar X-ray Polarimeter
RESIK	X-ray Spectrometer
AVS	Amplitude-time Spectrum Analyser
RPS-1	X-ray Semi-conductor Spectrometer
IMAP-5	Three-axis Magnetometer
SKL-rad	Solar Cosmic-ray Spectrometer Complex - radiation

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Coronas-F

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
TEREK-C	Solar XUV Telescope/Coronagraph	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
RES-C	Solar X-ray Spectral Polarimeter	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
DIOGENESS	Diagnostic of Energy Sources and Sinks in Flares	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
HELICON	Solar X-ray and gamma-ray Scintillation Spectrometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
IRIS	Solar Burst Spectrometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
SUFR-Sp-C	Solar UV Radiometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
VUSS	Vacuum UV Solar spectrum	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
DIFOS	Solar Flux Optical Photometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
SORS	Solar Radiospectrometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
SKL-particles	Solar Cosmic-ray Spectrometer Complex - particles	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
SPR-N	Solar X-ray Polarimeter	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
RESIK	X-ray Spectrometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
AVS	Amplitude-time Spectrum Analyser	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
RPS-1	X-ray Semi-conductor Spectrometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
IMAP-5	Three-axis Magnetometer	Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005	N/A
SKL-rad	Solar Cosmic-ray Spectrometer Complex - radiation	31 Oct 2001 *	06 Dec 2005 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed