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SAR-Lupe 1

German reconnaissance satellite. SAR-Lupe 1 was launched on December 19, 2006 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-060ANORAD 29658Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SAR-Lupe 1
International designator
2006-060A
NORAD catalog number
29658
GCAT identifier
S29658
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/526

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
SAR-Lupe
Owner
BWB
Country
Germany
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
SAR-Lupe

Launch

Date
December 19, 2006 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record
2006-060Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
467 km
Apogee
504 km
Inclination
98.16°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2022

Size

Mass
770 kg
Dry mass
770 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497195 (CC0).