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VENUS
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
August 2, 2017 at 01:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Vega →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
OptSat 3000 & VENµS (VENUS)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
525 km
Periapsis
519 km
Inclination
97.27°
Orbital period
95.07 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Israel Space Agency
Manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Users
Government
Launch mass
264 kg
Design lifetime
4.5 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-044B
NORAD catalog №
42901
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Israel
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational