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PROBA-2 (36037)
COSPAR: 2009-059B | Alt Name: PROBA-2
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 2, 2009
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
36037
International Designator
2009-059B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Inclination
98.25°
Right Ascension
8.34°
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Argument of Perigee
224.14°
Period
98.98 min
Mean Motion
14.55 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
PROBA-2
Alternative Name
PROBA-2
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 36037U 09059B 26185.22800851 .00000234 00000-0 64993-4 0 9994
2 36037 98.2455 8.3448 0012306 224.1448 135.8768 14.54870040884009
Source: Celestrak
Summary
PROBA-2 is a technology satellite operated by ESA, launched on November 2, 2009, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC133/3 using the Rokot launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.8 meters in length and has a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 1.5 meters. It features a MiniSIL Bus configuration and has a dry mass of 130 kilograms, identical to its launch mass. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, PROBA-2's design is characterized by a box shape with two panels. Its mission focuses on technology development. The satellite was manufactured by VER and operates in space as part of ESA’s efforts to advance satellite technology.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.6
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
130
Launch Mass
130
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
0.442
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Proba-2
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
VER
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Proba
Configuration
MiniSIL Bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
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