MicroSCOPE

Research satellite launched in 2016 which measured the universality of free fall. MicroSCOPE was launched on April 25, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-025BNORAD 41457France

Identity

Name in GCAT: Microscope
Common name: MicroSCOPE
International designator: 2016-025B
NORAD catalog number: 41457
GCAT identifier: S41457
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/797

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Myriade
Owner: CNES
Country: France
Builder: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales
Platform (bus): Myriade

Launch

Date: April 25, 2016 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record: 2016-025Success
Rocket: Soyuz-ST-A
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 712 km
Apogee: 713 km
Inclination: 98.24°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Oct 16, 2018
End of operations: Oct 16, 2018

Size

Mass: 303 kg
Dry mass: 303 kg
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 0.90 m
Span: 6.0 m

Launched together

Sentinel-1BRadar imaging · Copernicus OUFTI-1Communications · Liege e-st@r-IITechnology · PolyTorino AAUSAT 4Communications · AAU

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1931562 (CC0).