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Class: Communications. Type: Store-dump. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Manufacturer: Bremen.

Relay satellite built by OHB System of Bremen.

Typical orbit: 817 km circular orbit, 98.8 deg inclination. Mass: 60 kg (132 lb).

Safir Chronology
  • 1998 July 10 - SAFIR-2 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC45/1. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. Mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
    Relay satellite built by OHB System of Bremen.

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