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CE-SAT 2B [Canon]
CE-SAT 2 (Canon Electric Satellite 2) is an experimental earth observing microsatellite developed and built by Canon Electronics.
CE-SAT 2 is a satellite model smaller than the CE-SAT 1, and is equipped with cameras with different resolutions.
- Primary telephoto: a super high sensitivity camera with a mirror diameter of 200 mm. The ground resolution is approximately 5.1 m with a frame size of 3.5 km by 2.3 km.
- Secondary telephoto: an EOS M100 with a mirror diameter of 87 mm. The ground reolution is approximately 5 m with a frame size of 5.6 km by 3.7 km
- Wide-Angle: PowerShot G9X MarkII
CE-SAT 2B was launched in 2020 on an Electron KS launch vehicle.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory |
| Contractors: | Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory (prime); AxelSpace (bus) |
| Equipment: | 2 cameras |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | ? |
| Mass: | 35.5 kg |
| Orbit: | 507 km × 524 km, 97.50 (#2B) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE-SAT 2 | - | 202x | with ? | |||
| CE-SAT 2B | 2020-077F | 28.10.2020 | OnS LC-1 | Electron KS | with Flock-4e' 1, ..., 9 |
Launch Sites:
- OnS = Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand
References:
- Spaceflight Industries: Spaceflight To Launch Smallsats for Canon Electronics, BlackSky, and Others on Three Upcoming Rocket Lab Missions, 11 June 2018
- Canon: Announcing the Launch of CE-SAT-IIB with Rocket Labs Electron, 6 July 2020
Further CE-SAT missions:
