Radarsat-2
RADARSAT-2 is a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Earth observation satellite. It launched on 14 December 2007 aboard a Starsem Soyuz-FG rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft is owned by MDA (formerly MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates.)
| Mission type | Radar imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-061A |
| SATCAT no. | 32382 |
| Website | MDA CSA |
| Mission duration | Elasped: 16 years, 1 month, 1 day |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Prima |
| Manufacturer | MDA Alenia Aerospazio |
| Launch mass | 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 December 2007, 13:17:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| Contractor | Starsem |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
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