KONDOR-E

NORAD ID: 40353

COSPAR ID: 2014-084A

Country: flag of South Africa South Africa

Active: No

Details

Use: Earth Observation

Purpose: Environmental Monitoring

Operator: South African National Space Agency

Mass: 1150 kg

Description: KONDOR-E is a radar surveillance satellite built by Russia for South Africa. It carries a synthetic aperture radar payload.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Apogee: 520 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 500 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 97.5°

Eccentricity: 0.001453

Semi major axis: 6881.0 Km

Period: ~94.7 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~7600.0 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~7622.1 m/s

Tour per day: ~15.0

Launch Information

Date: 2014/12/19 10:30:00 (UTC)

Country: flag of Russian Federation Russian Federation

Site: Baikonur

Provider: Soyuz

Vehicle: Strela

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