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SAR-Lupe 2

German reconnaissance satellite. SAR-Lupe 2 was launched on July 2, 2007 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-030ANORAD 31797Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SAR-Lupe 2
International designator
2007-030A
NORAD catalog number
31797
GCAT identifier
S31797
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/569

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
July 2, 2007 · 19:38 UTC
Launch record
2007-030Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
469 km
Apogee
507 km
Inclination
98.18°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
September 2025
End of operations
October 2025

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 Q111497057 (CC0).