MOHAMMED VI-B

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NORAD ID: 43717

Int'l Code: 2018-095A

Perigee: 644.9 km

Apogee: 646.7 km

Inclination: 98.0 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7016 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 21, 2018
Source: Morocco (MA)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

MOHAMMED VI-B is a Moroccan satellite dedicated to high-resolution imaging, paired with MOHAMMED VI-A. Named after Morocco’s reigning monarch, King Mohammed VI, the satellite is the second of two Moroccan imaging spacecraft that were expected to launch over the next two years. MOHAMMED VI-B is a 1,100-kilogram (2,400 lb) Earth imaging satellite which is expected to operate for at least five years.

1 43717U 18095A   25338.75767645 -.00000218  00000-0 -23656-4 0  9992
2 43717  97.9579  48.8764 0001267  82.1618 277.9735 14.77057580379484

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC