Satellites

Payload

DIADEME 2

activePayloadLEO

DIADEME 2 is a France payload satellite, launched on February 15, 1967 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 15, 1967 at 10:06 AM UTC
Launch site
HGSTR
Launched by
Diamant A
Operator
National Center of Space Research
Mission
Diademe D-1D

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,625 km
Periapsis
578 km
Inclination
39.44°
Orbital period
107.3 min

Spacecraft

Operator
France
Launch mass
23 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-014A
NORAD catalog №
2680
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceFrance
Radar cross-section
0.6213 m²
Status
active