Badr A [SUPARCO]
Badr-A was the first pakistani satellite.
Badr-A was launched on the 16th of July 1990 from a Chinese CZ-2E launcher alongside a Aussat-B-MFS dummy payload into a 201 × 984 km orbit inclined at 28.4°, and was built by SUPARCO in Pakistan.
The spacecraft weighed 52 kg. It had 26 facets, and was electrically based on UoSAT-2. It carried Store and Forward transponder in the 144-146 MHz and 435-436 MHz bands.
The project objectives were:
It was originally planned for launch on a Shuttle mission in 1986, but was delayed due to the Challenger dissaster. Instead it was moved to the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.
Contact was lost on the 20 August 1990 due to what is believed to be an electrical failure.
Nation: | Pakistan |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | SUPARCO |
Contractors: | SUPARCO |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 35 days achieved |
Mass: | 52 kg |
Orbit: | 201 km × 984 km, 28.4° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Badr A | 1990-059A | 16.07.1990 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-2E | with Aussat-B-MFS [PKM] |