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| Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Suparco. Manufacturer: SIL. Pakistani experimental series with a variety of payloads. Badr B was built in collaboration with the English company SIL and carried an Earth imager - the first step toward an indigenous military surveillance capability. Typical orbit: 208 km x 988 km at 29 degrees inclination. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: CZ-2E, Zenit-2. Badr Chronology
Bibliography and Further Reading
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Essential internet newsletter recording worldwide weekly space events. Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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