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KHALIFASAT
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
October 29, 2018 at 04:08 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
568 km
Periapsis
558 km
Inclination
98.07°
Orbital period
95.92 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST)
Manufacturer
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center
Users
Government
Launch mass
330 kg
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-084F
NORAD catalog №
43676
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United Arab Emirates
Status
Operational