Official name IPM 3/PERSEY
Alternative name Angara A5 Persei
Cospar ID 2021-133A
Norad ID 50505
Launch date 2021-12-27
Launch site PKMTR
Launch vehicle Angara-A5 Persei
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Vehicle Evaluation
RCS size LARGE
Decay date 2022-01-05
Shape Cyl + Trunc Cone
Mass (kg) 22000
Diameter (m) 3.6
Height (m) 10.9
Span (m^2) 10.9
Propulsion None
Configuration Conical dummy mass attached to Persei stage

The IPN 1 is a vehicle evaluation payload for the maiden Angara-A5 Persei launch, representing a mass model of a geostationary satellite.

The dummy payload will placed into a near geostationary orbit by the Persei (Blok-DM-03) upper stage, to which it stayed intentionally attached.

Due to the dailure of the Persei stage to reignite on the second burn, th dummy payload was stranded in low earth orbit.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
IPM 3/PERSEY 2021-133A 2021-12-27 PKMTR Angara-A5 Persei