Sputnik 41

Also called RS-18

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General

Designation	25533 / 98062C
Launch date	10 Nov 1998
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee
Inclination
Period
Launch vehicle	none
Launch site	Mir space station

1/3 scale replica of Sputnik 01

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End of life

Out of service	11 Dec 1998
Cause	batteries exhausted
Decay	11 Jan 1999

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External resources

http://www.ccr.jussieu.fr/physio/Satedu/sputnik41.html

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	4 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	2 months (lifetime of batteries)

A 200 mW transmitter is located in the satellite, transmitting on the radioamateur 144 MHz (2 m) band using FM modulation. The frequency is 145,812 MHz.

The beacon will send two pre recorded messages in three languages, one recording of the "beep-beep". The frequency of the tone will translate the satellite internal temperature.

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