DIAPASON (D1-A) (02016)

COSPAR: 1966-013A | Alt Name: Diapason D-1A

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 17, 1966

Launch Site

HGSTR

Launch Pad

Brigitte

Launch Vehicle

Diamant A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

02016

International Designator

1966-013A

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:02:34 GMT

Apogee

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Perigee

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Inclination

34.09°

Right Ascension

189.85°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

235.54°

Period

113.69 min

Mean Motion

12.67 rev/day

Latitude

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Longitude

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

DIAPASON (D1-A)

Alternative Name

Diapason D-1A

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

CNES

Country

France

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Latest TLEs
1 02016U 66013A   26200.33511653  .00000335  00000+0  87653-4 0  9995
2 02016  34.0925 189.8504 1157612 235.5352 113.0532 12.66581527744527

Source: Celestrak

Summary

Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

0.5

Span

1.5

Dry Mass

19

Launch Mass

19

Shape

Cyl + 4 Pan + 4 Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.2371

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

D-1A

Purpose

Science

Mission

Science

Manufacturer

CNES

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

D-1

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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