Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:43:35
Friday September 16, 2016
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Flight VV07.
PerúSat 1 is a high-resolution earth-observing satellite built for the Peruvian armed forces. PerúSat 1 was ordered by the government of Peru in April 2014 for a launch in 2016. The satellite is designed based on Airbus Defence and Space's AstroBus-S (AstroBus-300) bus and features an imaging system from the NAOMI (New Astrosat Observation Modular Instrument) family to provide 0.7 m resolution panchromatic images and 2 m resolution images in four wavelength bands.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
430 kilograms
SkySat is a constellation of sub-meter resolution Earth observation satellites providing imagery, high-definition video, and analytics services.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
4 Payloads
400 kilograms
7th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2016
240th
Mission
7th
Mission of 2016
59th
Orbital launch attempt