RazakSat

Launch data: Designation  35578 / 09037A Launch date  14 Jul 2009 - 03:36 UT Launch site  Omelek Isl (Kwajalein Island) Launch vehicle  Falcon-1 Mission  Government: Remote Sensing Intermediate LEO orbit on Jul 14.20: Perigee / Apogee  666 x 689 km Eccentricity  1.63E-03 Inclination  8.99 deg Period  98.30 min

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Mission details:

• RazakSAT (also called MACSAT – Medium-sized Aperture Camera Satellite) is an Earth observation satellite, developed jointly by Malaysia’s Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd and Satrec Initiative, using the latter’s SI-200 platform.
• Will revisit some part of Malaysian territory every 90 minutes, maximising its ability to exploit gaps in the clouds, and substantially improving coverage of the country as a result.
• The Malaysian RazakSat imaging satellite was launched from Omelek Island in the Pacific by SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket on Jul 14 at 0336 UTC. By 0345 UTC RazakSat, attached to the Falcon 1 second stage, was in parking orbit, probably around 200 x 685 km. The second burn at 0424 UTC was followed by separation of the satellite into an orbit of 665 x 688 km x 9.0 deg. The second stage ended up in a slightly lower 616 x 687 x 9.1 deg orbit.