SCD 2

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General

Designation	25504 / 98060A
Launch date	23 Oct 1998
Country of origin	Brazil
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	750 km
Inclination	25°
Period	100 min
Launch vehicle	Pegasus #24

Construction costed $11 million and launch is worth $15 million

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External resources

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	INPE?
Platform
Mass at launch	150 kg or 115 kg?
Mass in orbit
Dimension	1 m diameter, 1.45 m height
Solar array
Stabilization	spin stabilized
DC power	70 W
Design lifetime

Downlink: 2208 & 2267.515 MHz
Uplink: 401.635 & 2033.2 MHz

the main differences with SCD 1 are: Inclusion of a reaction wheel experiment, control of the spin rate by means of magnetic coils and a greater degree of brazilian made equipments.

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