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Badr-B
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Badr-B, also known as Badr-II, was Pakistan's SUPARCO-operated follow-on microsatellite to Badr-A, combining technology demonstration with Earth-observation experiments.[1][2] It launched on 2001-12-10 from Baikonur on Zenit-2 as part of the Meteor-3M rideshare.[1] The spacecraft used a box-shaped 68.5 kg microsatellite platform built by SUPARCO with gravity-gradient stabilisation.[1] Its payload set included CCD camera payloads for Earth imaging, plus radiation and geophysical experiments.[1]
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
| platform | badr-b-platform |
| launch vehicle | zenit-2 |
| Launched | 2001-12-10 |
| actual end of life | 2012-01-01 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous, about 986 x 1014 km, 99.7 deg |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Pakistan technology-demonstration and Earth-imaging experiments |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]Badr B, Gunter's Space Pagecommunity2026-06-21
- [2]BADR-B, SUPARCOagency doc2026-06-21Legacy official page referenced by Gunter's Space Page; current fetch may require archive recovery.