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BADR-2
Satellite. BADR-2 was launched on October 9, 1998 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 2, 2001).
COSPAR 1998-057ANORAD 25495EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Hot Bird 5
- Common name
- BADR-2
- Payload designation
- Eutelsat HB5
- International designator
- 1998-057A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25495
- GCAT identifier
- S25495
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/445
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Eutelsat HB
- Owner
- Eutelsat
- Country
- EUTELSAT (intergovernmental)
- Builder
- Matra Marconi Space (Toulouse)
- Platform (bus)
- Eurostar 2000+
Launch
- Date
- October 9, 1998 · 22:50 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-057Success
- Rocket
- Atlas IIA
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,763 km
- Apogee
- 35,808 km
- Inclination
- 0.04°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 2, 2001
- Last known active
- Sep 16, 2013
- End of operations
- Sep 20, 2013
Size
- Mass
- 3,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,400 kg
- Length
- 2.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.70 m
- Span
- 22.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q448658 (CC0).