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Vinasat-2
Vietnamese satellite. Vinasat-2 was launched on May 15, 2012 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-023BNORAD 38332Vietnam
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Vinasat-2
- International designator
- 2012-023B
- NORAD catalog number
- 38332
- GCAT identifier
- S38332
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- VNPT
- Owner
- VNPT
- Country
- Vietnam
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
- Platform (bus)
- A2100A
Launch
- Date
- May 15, 2012 · 22:13 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-023Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,716 km
- Apogee
- 35,761 km
- Inclination
- 0.08°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 10, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,964 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,500 kg
- Length
- 4.4 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 18.9 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2625188 (CC0).