SUMBANDILA

NORAD ID: 35870

COSPAR ID: 2009-049F

Country: South Africa

Active: No

Details

Use: Earth Observation

Purpose: Agricultural Monitoring

Operator: South African National Space Agency

Mass: 81 kg

Description: SumbandilaSat is a South African micro earth observation satellite. It is used for agricultural monitoring and disaster management.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Apogee: 503 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 490 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 97.37°

Eccentricity: 0.000946

Semi major axis: 6867.5 Km

Period: ~94.4 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~7611.3 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~7625.7 m/s

Tour per day: ~15.0

Launch Information

Date: 2009/09/17 15:55:00 (UTC)

Country: Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Provider: Soyuz

Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1b