PygmalionOfCyprus
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PygmalionOfCyprus
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2 months ago Added 508 along with every single other satellite currently in orbit.
DB Selector
DB3K
Hypothetical
No
Series Name
Falcon Eye 2
Satellite Type
IMGSAT
Country
UAE
Service
No response
In Commission
3 dec 2020
Length (m)
No response
Width/Span (m)
No response
Height (m)
No response
Weight (kg)
1190 kg
Is Geostationary
No
COSPAR ID
COSPAR ID 2020-090A
NORAD ID 47226
Launch/Comm. & Decom./Deorbit Date(s)
Launch date: 3 dec 2020 https://middle-east-online.com/en/uae-launches-falcon%E2%80%99s-eye-satellite-space
TLE
Inclination 97.848° Eccentricity 0.00016 RA ascending node 4.729 hr Argument perihelion 100.441° Mean anomaly 259.763° Orbital period 96.977 min Epoch of osculation 24 Dec 2022, 22:53
Min Altitude | 620.0 km Mean Altitude | 621.1 km Peak Altitude | 622.2 km
Sensors
Probably based on helios-2 of France (DB61 - Helios France-2004) https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/23/07/2013/uae-buys-2-french-helios-surveillance-satellites https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/uae-buys-two-french-surveillance-satellites-113072200988_1.html
Comments
Falcon Eye 1 failed to get into orbit in 2019.
Sources
https://in-the-sky.org/spacecraft.php?id=47226 https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/falcon-eye-1.htm