Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Sich 2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Ukraine |
Operator/Owner |
State Space Agency of Ukraine (NKAU) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
684 |
Apogee (km) |
701 |
Eccentricity |
0.00120353982300885 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.2 |
Period (minutes) |
98.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
169 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
17-08-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Yuzhnoye |
Country of Contractor |
Ukraine |
Launch Site |
Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr 1 |
COSPAR Number |
2011-044G |
NORAD Number |
37794 |
Comments |
Will obtain medium-resolution images of Earth. |