KazEOSat 1 (DZZ-HR, HRES)

Spacecraft nº:

Kazakhstan spacecraft nº: 4

Launch data: Designation  39731 / 14024A Launch date  30 Apr 2014 - 01:38 UT Launch site  Ko, ELV Launch vehicle  Vega (VV03) Mission  Earth observation (Imaging) Sun-synchronous Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  758 x 760 km Eccentricity   Inclination  98.5° Period  99.9 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• The KazEOSat 1 high-resolution observation satellite is being built by Astrium for the ERSSS (Earth Remote Sensing Satellite System) of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Weighing about 900 kg at launch, the KazEOSat 1 satellite will be launched by Arianespace's Vega light launcher into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 750 km.
• The KazEOSat system will be independently controlled by Kazakh operators who have been trained by Astrium. Using images acquired by the KazEOSat 1 satellite from the entire planet, the system will provide very-high-quality panchromatic and multispectral products for a wide range of applications, including cadastral surveys, management of natural resources, environmental monitoring and homeland surveillance.

Mission details:

• Delated from Febr 25, 2014.
• The third launch of Europe's Vega light launch vehicle successfully placed the Kazakh DZZ-HR imaging satellite in a 737 x 741 km x 98.6 deg, 1014 LTDN sun-synchronous orbit on Apr 30, 2014. DZZ-HR was renamed KazEOSat-1 after launch; it was built by Airbus Defense and Space (Toulouse), is based on the Astrosat bus and has an imager with 1 metre resolution.