Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Proba 2 (Project for On-Board Autonomy) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency (ESA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Demonstration |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
708 |
Apogee (km) |
728 |
Eccentricity |
0.00141083521444695 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.3 |
Period (minutes) |
99.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
130 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
86 |
Date of Launch |
02-11-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
2 yrs. |
Contractor |
Verhaert Design and Development NV (leading a European consortium) |
Country of Contractor |
Belgium |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Breeze KM |
COSPAR Number |
2009-059B |
NORAD Number |
36037 |
Comments |
Technology demonstration of 17 advanced satellite technologies; will perform 4 experiments. |