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NORSAT 2

Satellite. NORSAT 2 was launched on July 14, 2017 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-042DNORAD 42828Norway

Identity

Name in GCAT
NORSAT-2
Common name
NORSAT 2
International designator
2017-042D
NORAD catalog number
42828
GCAT identifier
S42828
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/830

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
NORSAT
Owner
Statsat
Country
Norway
Builder
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Platform (bus)
GNB

Launch

Date
July 14, 2017 · 06:36 UTC
Launch record
2017-042Partial · 0.89
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
586 km
Apogee
605 km
Inclination
97.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
30 kg
Dry mass
30 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471177 (CC0).