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ExactView 1

ExactView 1 was launched on July 22, 2012 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Mar 31, 2020).

COSPAR 2012-039CNORAD 38709Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT
exactView-1
Common name
ExactView 1
Payload designation
ADS-1B
International designator
2012-039C
NORAD catalog number
38709
GCAT identifier
S38709
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/659

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
ExactView
Owner
exactEarth
Country
Canada
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus)
SSTL-100

Launch

Date
July 22, 2012 · 06:41 UTC
Launch record
2012-039Success
Rocket
Soyuz-FG
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
805 km
Apogee
821 km
Inclination
98.95°
Status
Renamed
Status date
March 31, 2020
Last known active
March 2020

Size

Mass
95 kg
Dry mass
95 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2693582 (CC0).