DubaiSat 2
| DubaiSat 2 | |
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| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 United Arab Emirates
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| Operator: | EIAST |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-066D |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 300 kg |
| Begin: | November 21, 2013, 7:10 UTC |
| Launcher: | Dnepr |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 96.6 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.8 ° |
| Apogee height : | 610 km |
| Perigee height : | 592 km |
DubaiSat 2 is an earth observation satellite of the United Arab Emirates .
Mission and Payload
The satellite is the successor to DubaiSat 1 , was built like its predecessor by the South Korean Satrec Initiative GmbH in Daejeon and has a Korsch telescope with a resolution of 1 m.
It was launched on November 21, 2013 from the Jasny Cosmodrome with a Dnepr rocket together with the South Korean STSAT-3 and 31 other, mostly experimental secondary payloads from 17 countries into a sun-synchronous orbit .
Its COSPAR designation is 2013-066D.
Web links
- Official website
- ESA: DubaiSat-2 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Railway data according to DUBSAISAT 2. N2YO, November 27, 2013, accessed on November 27, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Key Space Programs & Experience. In: satreci.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .