PROBA

PROBA-2

Belgium

Spacecraft n°:

Belgian spacecraft n°: 2

Project for On-Board Autonomy

Launch data:

Designation	36037 / 09059B
Launch date	02 Nov 2009 - 01:51 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-133
Launch vehicle	Rokot-KM
Mission	Government: Technology Demonstration
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	711 x 728 km
Eccentricity	1.20E-03
Inclination	98.3 deg
Period	99.18 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Verhaert design and Development NV (Belgium)
Platform
Operator	European Space Agency (ESA)
Mass at launch	130 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	86 W
Design lifetime	2 yrs - still active

YouTube: Integration of SMOS & Proba-2 with launcher at Plesetsk.

Mission details:

Technology demonstration of 17 advanced satellite technologies; will perform 4 experiments.
Khrunichev launched a Rokot (UR-100N missile with Briz-KM upper stage) from Plesetsk on Nov 2 and placed the European SMOS and PROBA-2 satellites in orbit.
PROBA-2 is a techology mission.

Ref.: #7(JR618), #84a, #226, #249 - update: 02.01.10