Norad ID: 26959
| Spacetrack Directory Name | BIRD 2 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Niemcy (GER) |
| Starting point | SRILR (Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India) |
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| Perigee | 439 km |
| Apogee | 449 km |
BIRD 2, 26959 was a payload satellite owned by DLR (DE) that was launched on Mon, 22 Oct 2001 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite BIRD 2 Date of exalting 22.10.2001y.