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SAR-Lupe 5

German reconnaissance satellite. SAR-Lupe 5 was launched on July 22, 2008 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-036ANORAD 33244Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SAR-Lupe 5
International designator
2008-036A
NORAD catalog number
33244
GCAT identifier
S33244
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 22, 2008 · 02:40 UTC
Launch record
2008-036Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
501 km
Inclination
98.15°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
April 2021

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 Q111496959 (CC0).