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DOVE 2

NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
April 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
289 km
Periapsis
266 km
Inclination
64.85°
Orbital period
90.06 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-015C
NORAD catalog №
39132
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.056 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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