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Odin

Following the successes of its Viking and Freja geophysical satellites, Sweden plans to launch a dual-mission satellite in 1997 with the cooperation of Canada, France, and Finland. The Odin spacecraft will carry radiometers and spectrometers for investigations of celestial objects as well as the Earth's atmosphere. Launched by a Russian Start-1 booster, Odin will have a mass of about 200 kg and will be placed in a circular, sun-synchronous orbit at 600 km. The design life of the 3.0-m diameter, 1.8-m high satellite is two years. The spacecraft will be 3-axis stabilized with an electrical power system of at least 300 W (Reference 56).

56. T. Pirard, "Small is Beautiful", Spaceflight, April 1995, pp. 122-124.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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