Kosmos-3M | ABRIXAS & MegSat 0
The ABRIXAS (A Broadband Imaging X-Ray All-Sky Survey) small satellite (A BRoadband Imaging X-ray All-sky Survey Satellite) was designed to perform the first complete survey of the sky with an imaging telescope in the X-ray energy range from 0.5 to 10 keV. MegSat 0 was the first MegSat communications satellite.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 28, 1999 at 08:30 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Kosmos-3M
- Operator: Production Corporation Polyot
- Launch site: Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Mission type: Communications