Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SAR-Lupe 4 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Germany |
Operator/Owner |
German Federal Armed Forces |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Surveillance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
448 |
Apogee (km) |
486 |
Eccentricity |
0.00277899663595144 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.16 |
Period (minutes) |
94.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
770 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
27-03-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
OHB-System AG |
Country of Contractor |
Germany |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Kosmos 3M |
COSPAR Number |
2008-014A |
NORAD Number |
32750 |
Comments |
Synthetic Aperture Radar, 4th in a five-satellite fleet. Will be shared with the French military. |