Badr 2

Pakistan

Spacecraft nº:

Pakistan satellite nº:

Also called: Badr B

Launch data:

Designation 27003 / 01056C
Launch date 10 Dec 2001 - 17:18:57 UT
Launch site B, LC45/1
Launch vehicle  Zenit-2 (S/N 19L - 1381573091 / #35)
Mission Military: Remote sensing / Technology Development
Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 985 x 1014 km
Eccentricity 1.97E-03
Inclination 99.5 deg
Period 105.1 min

It will measure solar radiation and will collect information about Pakistan's natural resources.
Built with the help of SIL, a UK company.

Specifications

Prime contractor Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Platform  
Operator  Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
Mass at launch 70 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension 51 x 51 x 46.5 cm
Solar array  
Stabilization single axis (6 m gravity gradient boom)
DC power  
Design lifetime 2 years

Downlink in UHF-, VHF- and S-band.
Has a CCD camera (250 m x 250 m resolution)
Pakistan's microsatellite for development of surveillance capability.

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