Launch Date
June 15, 2010
Launch Site
DLS
Launch Pad
Sh370/13
Launch Vehicle
Dnepr
NORAD ID
36598
International Designator
2010-028A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:46:39 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.28°
Right Ascension
17.36°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
90.56°
Period
99.13 min
Mean Motion
14.53 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
PICARD
Alternative Name
Picard
Type
Status
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 36598U 10028A 26184.78239726 .00000324 00000-0 89847-4 0 9996
2 36598 98.2791 17.3560 0001353 90.5641 269.5709 14.52709071849845
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.9
Diameter
1.5
Span
2.7
Dry Mass
150
Launch Mass
150
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
0.8339
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Picard
Purpose
Solar Science
Mission
Solar Science
Manufacturer
ASTT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Myriade
Configuration
Myriade
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
SODISM, SOVAP, PREMOS
Power System
Deployable fixed solar array, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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