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SCD 2

NORAD 25504· COSPAR 1998-060A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· LEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 23, 1998 from Cape Canaveral, United States of America aboard a Pegasus Hybrid.
Pegasus Hybrid | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-2 (SCD-2)
SCD 2
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Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
INPE
Country
Brazil
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 23, 1998
Mass
Apogee
764 km
Perigee
740 km
Inclination
25.00°
Period
1.66 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SCD 2 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
740 × 764 km
752764740May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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