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ICEYE-X15 (48917)
COSPAR: 2021-059AQ | Alt Name: ICEYE-X15
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 30, 2021
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
48917
International Designator
2021-059AQ
Decay Date
8/12/2025
Basic Satellite Info
Name
ICEYE-X15
Alternative Name
ICEYE-X15
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
ICEYE
Country
Finland
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
ICEYE-X15 is a satellite launched on June 30, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.8 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 1.5 meters. It weighs 80 kilograms at launch and carries an X-band SAR equipment for its operations. ICEYE-X15 is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries, and it has a box shape augmented with a pan design. The satellite was manufactured by ICEYE and operates under the ownership of the same company.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.6
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
80
Launch Mass
80
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
ICEYE-X15
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
ICEYE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
ICEYE
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
?
Equipment
X-band SAR
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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