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SCD-2

Brazilian data collection and relay satellite. SCD-2 was launched on October 23, 1998 aboard a Pegasus H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: SCD-2
International designator: 1998-060A
NORAD catalog number: 25504
GCAT identifier: S25504
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/927

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: INPE SCD
Owner: INPE
Country: Brazil
Builder: National Institute of Space Research
Platform (bus): SCD

Launch

Date: October 23, 1998 · 00:02 UTC
Launch record: 1998-060Success
Rocket: Pegasus H
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad RW30/12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/E
Perigee: 742 km
Apogee: 768 km
Inclination: 25.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: October 2022

Size

Mass: 115 kg
Dry mass: 115 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3943481 (CC0).