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Ikonos
Commercial Earth observation satellite. Ikonos was launched on September 24, 1999 aboard a Athena-2 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1999-051ANORAD 25919United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Ikonos
- Payload designation
- Ikonos 2
- International designator
- 1999-051A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25919
- GCAT identifier
- S25919
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/369
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Ikonos
- Owner
- SpaceIm
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale
- Platform (bus)
- LM-900
Launch
- Date
- September 24, 1999 · 18:21 UTC
- Launch record
- 1999-051Success
- Rocket
- Athena-2
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC6
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 677 km
- Apogee
- 682 km
- Inclination
- 98.19°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- September 2009
- End of operations
- 2014
Size
- Mass
- 726 kg
- Dry mass
- 688 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q186049 (CC0).