ALSAT 2A

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ALSAT 2A is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 36798

Int'l Code: 2010-035D

Perigee: 678.5 km

Apogee: 680.5 km

Inclination: 98.0 °

Period: 98.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7050 km

RCS: 0.7832 m² (medium)

Launch date: July 12, 2010
Source: Algeria (ALG)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

Alsat 2A is the first of two satellites Astrium is building for Algeria under an export cooperation contract. Alsat 2B will be assembled in Algeria with help from Astrium. Algeria plans to use the satellites in cartography, agriculture and forestry management, mineral and oil resource monitoring, crop protection, and disaster response planning, according to Astrium.

1 36798U 10035D   19325.67877757  .00000082  00000-0  23308-4 0  9996
2 36798  97.9986  19.8642 0001402  89.7305 270.4066 14.66478264501157

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC