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Picard

Artificial satellite. Picard was launched on June 15, 2010 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-028ANORAD 36598France

Identity

Name in GCAT
Picard
International designator
2010-028A
NORAD catalog number
36598
GCAT identifier
S36598
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/616

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
Myriade
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
Astrium (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Myriade

Launch

Date
June 15, 2010 · 14:42 UTC
Launch record
2010-028Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
726 km
Apogee
728 km
Inclination
98.29°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2014
End of operations
2013

Size

Mass
150 kg
Dry mass
150 kg
Length
0.9 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
2.7 m

Launched together

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q762088 (CC0).