Mak 1 [Ordzhonikidze Aviation Institute]
Official name MIR DEB
Alternative name MAK-1
Cospar ID 1986-017DV
Norad ID 21425
Launch date 1986-02-19
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-U2
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Science
Operator NIIPME
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 1991-10-18
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 16
Diameter (m) 0.2
Height (m) 0.5
Span (m^2) 0.5
Lifetime < 1 month
Contractors NIIPME
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

The MAK satellites were a series of soviet small satellites developed at NIIPME (Prikladnoy Mekhaniki I Elektrodinamiki NII) at Moscow's MAI.

The non-oriented satellites with a maximum weight of 25 kg consisted of a common bus module with different instrument packages. They were deployed from the space station Mir's airlock. Due to the low orbital altitude, the designed lifetime was less than one month.

MAK 1 was a 16 kg satellite to study the upper atmosphere and ionosphere on a 3 day mission. It was to test the electrical, telemetry and temperature regulation systems of the new satellite bus and to operate the Fokus payload, to study electrons and plasmas of the upper atmosphere. MAK 1 was deployed from Mir on 17 June 1991. Due to a power failure, it failed to deploy an antenna and remained non operational.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
MIR DEB 1986-017DV 1986-02-19 TTMTR Soyuz-U2 with Progress-M 8, Naduvaniy gazovoy ballon