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TerraSAR-X

Earth observing satellite. TerraSAR-X was launched on June 15, 2007 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-026ANORAD 31698Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
TerraSAR-X
International designator
2007-026A
NORAD catalog number
31698
GCAT identifier
S31698
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/526

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Civil government / Commercial
Program
TerraSAR
Owner
DLR
Country
Germany
Builder
EADS Astrium Satellites (D), Friedrichsafen
Platform (bus)
TerraSAR

Launch

Date
June 15, 2007 · 02:14 UTC
Launch record
2007-026Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
507 km
Apogee
1,023 km
Inclination
97.43°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,346 kg
Dry mass
1,300 kg
Length
5.2 m
Diameter
2.30 m
Span
5.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q705882 (CC0).