Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Radarsat-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Canada |
Operator/Owner |
Radarsat International |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
791 |
Apogee (km) |
793 |
Eccentricity |
0.000139625802848366 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.6 |
Period (minutes) |
100.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2924 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
14-12-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
MacDonald, Dettwiler/Thales Alenia Spazio |
Country of Contractor |
Canada/Italy |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz |
COSPAR Number |
2007-061A |
NORAD Number |
32382 |
Comments |
Use of radar sensors to provide remote sensing through all weather and darkness. |