Badr B2

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.

• 1990 July 16 - Badr-A - Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Vehicle: CZ-2E. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Perigee: 208 km (129 mi). Apogee: 988 km (613 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 96.70 min.

  First launch of new Chinese launch vehicle. Experimental Pakistani payload.

• 2001 December 10 - Badr B - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2. Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Perigee: 996 km (618 mi). Apogee: 1,015 km (630 mi). Inclination: 99.70 deg.

  Badr B was Pakistan's second satellite. Built in collaboration with the English company SIL, it had a mass of 70 kg and carried an Earth imager.

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