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MICROSCOPE (41457)
COSPAR: 2016-025B | Alt Name: Microscope
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 25, 2016
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
41457
International Designator
2016-025B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:02:27 GMT
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Inclination
98.24°
Right Ascension
197.60°
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Argument of Perigee
103.66°
Period
98.66 min
Mean Motion
14.60 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
MICROSCOPE
Alternative Name
Microscope
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 41457U 16025B 26185.04337721 .00001001 00000-0 22027-3 0 9992
2 41457 98.2438 197.5985 0001751 103.6574 256.4821 14.59615627541184
Source: Celestrak
Summary
MICROSCOPE is a science satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 41457 and OBJECT_ID 2016-025B. It uses the Myriade bus configuration and was launched by CNES on April 25, 2016, from the ELS launch pad at FRGUI using a Soyuz-ST-A rocket. The satellite has dimensions of 1.3 meters in length, 0.9 meters in diameter, and spans 6 meters when fully deployed. It weighs 303 kg both at launch and dry mass. MICROSCOPE is equipped with T-SAGE equipment, solar cells, batteries for power, and cold-gas microthrusters as its motor system. Its mission purpose is scientific research, and it has a lifetime of two years. The satellite's shape consists of a box with two panels and two booms, and it was manufactured by ONERA/CNES in France.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.3
Diameter
0.9
Span
6
Dry Mass
303
Launch Mass
303
Shape
Box + 2 panels+ 2 booms
Radar Cross Section
1.0554
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Microscope
Purpose
Science
Mission
Science
Manufacturer
ONERA/CNES
Life Expectancy
2 years
Bus
Myriade
Configuration
Myriade
Motor
cold-gas microthrusters
Equipment
T-SAGE
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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