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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-FG Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Radarsat-2
Launched
December 14, 2007
Summary
Radarsat-2 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-FG Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 14, 2007. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 172nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,881st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Radarsat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 95.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 172nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,881st orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Radarsat-2 · NORAD 32382 · 2007-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-061A
- Epoch
- 2007-12-14 13:11:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.87822958 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0584477
- Inclination
- 95.465°
- Ascending node
- 352.7277°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.6955°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.364°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Radarsat-2 · NORAD 32382 · in orbit
Soyuz-FG No. 025 Blok-I · re-entered December 16, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Canadian radar Earth observation satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
343rd launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 1,286th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Radarsat-2 launch?
Radarsat-2 launched on December 14, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Radarsat-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Radarsat-2?
Soyuz-FG Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-FG Fregat spec sheet
Where did Radarsat-2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Radarsat-2 reach?
Radarsat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 95.5°.
How many satellites did Radarsat-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).