Norad Identifikationsnummer: 34807
Name im Katalog Spacetrack | RISAT 2 |
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Datum |
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Tage im Orbit | 4941 |
Herkunftsland/-organisation | Indie (IND) |
Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | SRILR (Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India) |
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Perygeum | 434 km |
Apogäum | 445 km |
RISAT-2, or Radar Imaging Satellite 2 was an Indian radar reconnaissance satellite that was part of India's RISAT programme. It was built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and successfully launched aboard a PSLV-CA rocket at 01:15 GMT on April 20, 2009 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.RISAT-2's main sensor was an X-band synthetic aperture radar from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is designed to monitor India's borders and as part of anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations. The satellite has a mass of 300 kilograms (660 lb).