• Source: BelKA

BelKA or BKA (an acronym from Belarusian: Беларускі Касмічны Апарат, Belarusian Cosmic Apparatus) is the first satellite of independent Belarus.




First attempt


It was a remote sensing satellite that utilizes the USP (satellite bus), developed by Belarusian researchers and Russian Rocket and Space Corporation RSC Energia for National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus as the final customer of the satellite, which had the capacity to take photos of the Earth surface, with a maximum resolution of 2-2.5 meters.
BelKA was launched, along with seventeen other satellites, on July 26, 2006 at 19:43 GMT, however 86 seconds later, the Dnepr rocket suffered an engine failure and crashed, destroying the satellites.
The name BelKA is thought to be an allusion to the Soviet space dog, Belka, who, together with Strelka orbited the Earth and returned safely on Sputnik 5 in 1960.

Configuration: Victoria bus
Outcome: Carrier rocket failure, satellite destroyed




Second attempt



The second launch (BKA) was successful. It was launched together with the Russian satellite Canopus-B on the Soyuz-FG/Fregat launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 22, 2012, after a long delay. Belarus put the blame for the delay onto British software. It was planned to be operational until the end of 2021.




References

• Source: Belka

Belka may refer to:




People


Ivan Fedorovich Belka Otyaev, 15th century Russian noble
Marek Belka (born 1952), former Prime Minister of Poland




Other uses


Belka, one of the Soviet space dogs
Belka, Western Australia, a town
BelKA, a failed 2006 Belarusian satellite
Belka, a prominent fictional country in the Ace Combat video game franchise




See also


Bilka (disambiguation)
Belaka
Belca

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