Norad ID: 35870
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SUMBANDILA (SO-67) |
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| Days in orbit | 4467 |
| Country/organisation of origin | South Africa (SAFR) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Perigee | 353 km |
| Apogee | 354 km |
SUMBANDILA, 35870 was a payload satellite owned by CSIR (ZA) that was launched on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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.