[FPSPACE] First Persona launch

[Phillip Clark]

The first Persona photoreconnaissance satellite was launched from Plesetsk 
at 18:31 UT using a Soyuz-2-1B vehicle.   It is believed to be using a 
Yantar service module with the imaging system derived from the Araks 
satellite which has flown twice.   Reported operational lifetime is ~7 years 
and it is the first Soviet/Russian photoreconnaissance satellite to be 
launched to a Sun-synchronous orbit (inclination 98.3 deg).

As an aside, is the first Resurs-DK satellite still operating?   I have 
heard reports of some failure with the satellite.

Phillip Clark 


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