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RADARSAT-2

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Launch

Launch date
December 14, 2007 at 01:17 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-FG Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Radarsat-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
793 km
Periapsis
791 km
Inclination
98.58°
Orbital period
100.7 min

Spacecraft

Operator
MDA Corporation
Manufacturer
MacDonald, Dettwiler/Thales Alenia Spazio
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,924 kg
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Radar Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-061A
NORAD catalog №
32382
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
CanadaCanada
Radar cross-section
8.381 m²
Status
Operational