The shuttle also carried many pregnant and nonpregnant rats for biological studies. Initial orbital parameters were period 90.6 min, apogee 310 km, perigee 296 km, and inclination 57 deg. Cosmos 2293, a Russian military spacecraft, was launched by a Tsiklon-2 rocket. The initial orbital parameters were period 92.7 min, apogee 436 km, perigee 412 km, and inclination 65 deg. It carried instruments to measure the solar wind plasma and magnetic field, besides several instruments to measure very energetic particles and gamma rays.
Orbital parameters are very variable even during the first two years.
E. It carried 18 transponders. It will provide cloud cover, and sea temperature maps, along with the data on the upper boundaries of clouds and wind speeds, to enable hurricane, floods, and typhoon warnings. It will be parked at 76-E longitude over the Indian ocean just south of India. C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation Category I Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies less than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or geodetic studies. To see a list select here .