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SICRAL 2
Italian military communication satellite. SICRAL 2 was launched on April 26, 2015 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SICRAL 2
- International designator
- 2015-022B
- NORAD catalog number
- 40614
- GCAT identifier
- S40614
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/779
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Sicral
- Owner
- TELEDIFE
- Country
- Italy
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 4000B3
Launch
- Date
- April 26, 2015 · 20:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-022Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,747 km
- Apogee
- 35,826 km
- Inclination
- 0.11°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,364 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18483464 (CC0).