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PROBA-2
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
November 2, 2009 at 01:50 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Eurockot Launch Services
Mission
SMOS
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
718 km
Periapsis
701 km
Inclination
98.24°
Orbital period
98.98 min
Spacecraft
Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
Verhaert Design and Development NV (leading a European consortium)
Users
Government
Launch mass
130 kg
Power
86 W
Design lifetime
2 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-059B
NORAD catalog №
36037
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
0.442 m²
Status
Operational