Carbonite 2 (CBNT 2, Ei X2, VividX2)

Launch data: Designation  43115 / 18004E Launch date  12 Jan 2018 - 03:59 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-XL Mission  Imaging, Earth observation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  500 x 515 km Eccentricity   Inclination   97.6° Period  94.6 min

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Description:

• VividX2, a 100 kg class HD video satellite for the UK imaging company Earth-i. The satellite was built by Surrey Satellite Technologies - somewhat unsurprisingly as Earth-i headquarters is literally across the street from them. SSTL calls the satellite Carbonite-2.
• CARBONITE 2 is a 220-pound (100-kilogram) satellite designed to test technologies to produce low-cost video imagery from orbit. The satellite will produce 3-foot (1-meter) class high-resolution imagery and high-definition videos of Earth. It follows the launch of CARBONITE 1 in 2015, a spacecraft SSTL used as a proof-of-concept for video from orbit.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking