KazEOSat 2

KazEOSat-2
Mission type Remote sensing
Operator Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS)
COSPAR ID 2014-033A[1]
Website kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/news/200614.html
Mission duration 3 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus SSTL-150
Manufacturer EADS Astrium
Launch mass ~177 kilograms (390 lb)
Dimensions 700 by 800 by 900 millimetres (28 in × 31 in × 35 in)
Power 150 watts
Start of mission
Launch date June 19, 2014, 19:11 (2014-06-19UTC19:11Z) UTC
Rocket Dnepr
Launch site Dombarovsky 370/13
Contractor Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-Synchronous
Perigee 630 kilometres (390 mi)
Apogee 630 kilometres (390 mi)
Inclination 97.9 degrees

KazEOSat is a remote sensing Earth observation satellite built for the Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary under an agreement with EADS Astrium and SSTL, a satellite manufacturing companies in France and England, respectively. The earth observation satellite was designed and developed by EADS Astrium, and represent 11th launch of SSTL-150 bus, first launched in 2005.[2]

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External links

KAzEOSat 2 launch announcement

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