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MKA-PN 1
Russian Technology Demonstrator · Roscosmos
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MKA-PN1, a small Russian technology demonstration satellite launched in 2012 to test miniaturized Earth observation and communications payloads, part of Roscosmos's push to develop cheaper, faster small-satellite platforms alongside its traditional large spacecraft programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 499–509 mi (804–819 km)
- Inclination
- 99.0°
- One orbit
- 101.0 minutes14.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 38711
- Int’l designator
- 2012-039E
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.