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Sich-1
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Sich-1 was a Ukrainian Earth-observation, operational-oceanography, and space-science mission.[1][2] It launched on 1995-08-31 on Cyclone-3 from Plesetsk and operated in drifting low Earth orbit at about 650 km altitude and 82.5 degrees inclination.[1][2] The spacecraft carried Kondor, MSU-SK, MWR Okean, RLSBO, and RM-08 payloads for data collection, multispectral visible and infrared imaging, microwave radiometry, side-looking radar, and passive microwave scanning.[2][3] Mission applications covered operational oceanography, environmental monitoring, floods, vegetation, soil pollution, snow cover, and ionosphere or magnetosphere science.[1] The mission ended on 2001-12-14.[2]
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | State Space Agency of Ukraine |
| platform | okean-o1-bus |
| launch vehicle | cyclone-3 |
| Launched | 1995-08-31 |
| actual end of life | 2001-12-14 |
| orbit type | drifting LEO, about 650 km altitude, 82.5 degree inclination |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Operational oceanography, Ukrainian environmental monitoring, floods, vegetation, soil pollution, snow cover and ionosphere science |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]State Space Agency of Ukraine: Sich-1agency doc2026-06-21
- [2]WMO OSCAR satellite record: SICH-1agency doc2026-06-21
- [3]Gunter Space Page: Okean-O1 / Sich 1community2026-06-21