Sputnik 40

Also called PS 2 or Sputnik Jr or RS-17

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General

Designation	24958 / 97058C
Launch date	3 Nov 1997 at 04:05 UT
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	383/391 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period
Launch vehicle	none
Launch site	Mir space station

1/3 model of Sputnik 01 The model was built by high school students in the republic of Kabardin-Balakarsk in the Russian Federation, in the Caucasus near Chechnya. The radio transmitter payload was built by students on Reunion island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean.

Frequency: 145.820 MHz

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End of life

Out of service	29 Dec 1997
Cause	stopped transmitting
Decay

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External resources

http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/physio/Satedu/sputnik40.html

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