Carbonite 2

Earth observation satellite. Carbonite 2 was launched on January 12, 2018 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 18, 2025).

COSPAR 2018-004ENORAD 43115United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: VividX2
Common name: Carbonite 2
Payload designation: CBNT-2
International designator: 2018-004E
NORAD catalog number: 43115
GCAT identifier: S43115
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/836

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Commercial / Defense
Program: SSTL
Owner: Earth-i
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus): CBNT

Launch

Date: January 12, 2018 · 03:59 UTC
Launch record: 2018-004Success
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 493 km
Apogee: 505 km
Inclination: 97.56°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 18, 2025
Last known active: September 2022
End of operations: June 2018

Size

Mass: 100 kg
Dry mass: 100 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471029 (CC0).