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Sich 2

Ukrainian Earth observation satellite. Sich 2 was launched on August 17, 2011 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-044GNORAD 37794Ukraine

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sich-2
Common name
Sich 2
Payload designation
MS-2-8 No. 1?
International designator
2011-044G
NORAD catalog number
37794
GCAT identifier
S37794
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/677

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Sich
Owner
DKAU
Country
Ukraine
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
MS-2-8

Launch

Date
August 17, 2011 · 07:12 UTC
Launch record
2011-044Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
685 km
Apogee
702 km
Inclination
98.26°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 12, 2012
End of operations
Dec 12, 2012

Size

Mass
175 kg
Dry mass
175 kg
Length
1.0 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 Q1329651 (CC0).