{"id":2910,"date":"2025-11-27T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cipr.am\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:36:16","slug":"why-armsat-1-fell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cipr.am\/hy\/blog\/why-armsat-1-fell\/","title":{"rendered":"\u053b\u055e\u0576\u0579\u0576 \u0567\u0580 ArmSat-1-\u056b \u0561\u0576\u056f\u0574\u0561\u0576 \u057a\u0561\u057f\u0573\u0561\u057c\u0568"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ArmSat-1-\u0568 \u0561\u057d\u057f\u056b\u0573\u0561\u0576\u0561\u0562\u0561\u0580 \u056f\u0578\u0580\u0581\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567\u0580 \u0562\u0561\u0580\u0571\u0580\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0576\u0568 \u0570\u0565\u0576\u0581 \u0561\u0575\u0576 \u057a\u0561\u0570\u056b\u0581, \u0565\u0580\u0562 \u0561\u0580\u0571\u0561\u056f\u057e\u0565\u0581, \u0584\u0561\u0576\u056b \u0578\u0580 \u0579\u0578\u0582\u0576\u0565\u0580 \u0577\u0561\u0580\u056a\u056b\u0579\u0561\u0575\u056b\u0576 \u0570\u0561\u0574\u0561\u056f\u0561\u0580\u0563\u055d \u056b\u0580 \u0578\u0582\u0572\u0565\u056e\u056b\u0580\u0568 \u057a\u0561\u0570\u057a\u0561\u0576\u0565\u056c\u0578\u0582 \u0570\u0561\u0574\u0561\u0580\u0589 \u0535\u0580\u056f\u0580\u056b \u0581\u0561\u056e\u0580 \u0578\u0582\u0572\u0565\u056e\u0580\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0576\u0578\u0582\u0575\u0576\u056b\u057d\u056f \u0577\u0561\u057f \u0562\u0561\u0580\u0561\u056f \u0585\u0564\u0568 \u057d\u057f\u0565\u0572\u056e\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567 \u0574\u0569\u0576\u0578\u056c\u0578\u0580\u057f\u0561\u0575\u056b\u0576 \u0564\u056b\u0574\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0576, \u0578\u0580\u0568 \u0564\u0561\u0576\u0564\u0561\u0572\u0565\u0581\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567 \u0561\u0580\u0562\u0561\u0576\u0575\u0561\u056f\u0568\u0589 \u0535\u0580\u0562 ArmSat-1-\u0568 \u056b\u057b\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567\u0580 \u0561\u057e\u0565\u056c\u056b \u0581\u0561\u056e\u0580 \u0562\u0561\u0580\u0571\u0580\u0578\u0582\u0569\u0575\u0578\u0582\u0576\u0576\u0565\u0580\u056b, \u0574\u0569\u0576\u0578\u056c\u0578\u0580\u057f\u0568 \u0564\u0561\u057c\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567\u0580 \u0561\u057e\u0565\u056c\u056b \u056d\u056b\u057f, \u0587 \u0561\u0576\u056f\u0574\u0561\u0576 \u0563\u0578\u0580\u056e\u0568\u0576\u0569\u0561\u0581\u0568 \u0561\u0580\u0561\u0563\u0561\u0576\u0578\u0582\u0574 \u0567\u0580\u0589 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to calculations performed by our orbital mechanics specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/cipr.am\/hy\/about\/#:~:text=LinkedIn-,Hayk%20Khachikyan,-Orbital%20Mechanic\">\u0540\u0561\u0575\u056f \u053d\u0561\u0579\u056b\u056f\u0575\u0561\u0576<\/a>, the situation was intensified by periods of strong solar activity, which heat and expand the upper atmosphere. 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