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Satellite:
PROBA-2
Satellite details
Acronym
PROBA-2
Full name
Project for On-Board Autonomy - 2
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the PROBA programme.
Main mission: Space weather.
A number of technological payloads (not described in OSCAR).
Mass at launch
120 kg
Dry mass
Power
120 W
Data access link
http://proba2.oma.be/
Data access information
Data available from the Science Operation Center (SOC) located at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Ukkel (Brussels).
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
730 km
ECT
06:00 asc
Space agency
ESA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
02 Nov 2009
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2022-01-03
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
PROBA-2
Acronym
Full name
SWAP
Sun Watcher using Active Pixel System detector and Image Processing
LYRA
LYman-alpha RAdiometer
TPMU
Thermal Plasma Measurement Unit
DSLP
Dual Segmented Langmuir Probe
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
PROBA-2
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed