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BIRD 2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
October 22, 2001 at 04:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
TES
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
168 km
Periapsis
155 km
Inclination
97.77°
Orbital period
87.72 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration
Manufacturer
Deutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und Raumfahrt
Users
Government/Civil
Launch mass
92 kg
Dry mass
77 kg
Power
120 W
Design lifetime
1.5 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-049C
NORAD catalog №
26959
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Germany
Radar cross-section
0.4219 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 11, 2023
End of mission
Last active / ended
October 11, 2023
Time in service
22.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed