Blits

Ball Lens In The Space

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General

Designation	35871 / 09049G
Launch date	17 Sep 2009
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Scientific: geodesy
Perigee/Apogee	825/829 km
Inclination	98.8°
Period	101.3 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 2 #7

7.5 kg
Retroreflector satellite developed and manufactured by FSUE IPIE.
Proof of concept for retroreflection and Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) experiments.

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End of life

Out of service	22 Jan 2013
Cause	destroyed in a collision with a Chinese debris from DFH 46
Decay

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