Satellites

Payload

UWE-2

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

UWE-2 is a Germany payload satellite, launched on September 23, 2009 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 23, 2009 at 06:21 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV-CA
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Oceansat-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
696 km
Periapsis
689 km
Inclination
98.4°
Orbital period
98.62 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Germany
Launch mass
1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-051D
NORAD catalog №
35934
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Radar cross-section
0.0137 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational