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Eu:CROPIS

German satellite. Eu:CROPIS was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-099BBNORAD 43807Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
Eu:CROPIS
International designator
2018-099BB
NORAD catalog number
43807
GCAT identifier
S43807
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/907

Mission

Mission type
Biology
Use
Civil government
Program
CROPIS
Owner
DLR
Country
Germany
Builder
DLR Institute for Space Systems
Platform (bus)
CSBus

Launch

Date
December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
Launch record
2018-099Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
574 km
Apogee
591 km
Inclination
97.77°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 31, 2019
End of operations
Dec 31, 2019

Size

Mass
250 kg
Dry mass
250 kg
Length
1.1 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
2.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q59420052 (CC0).