COSMO-Skymed 1

Spacecraft n°:

Italian spacecraft n°: 22

COSMO = Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation

Designation	31598 / 07023A
Launch date	08 Jun 2007 - 02:34 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-2W
Launch vehicle	Delta-7420-10C
Mission	Civil/Military: Radar imaging
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	622 x 623 km
Eccentricity	2,86E-04
Inclination	97.86°
Period	97.15 min

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Thales-Alenia Prima bus
Operator	Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense
Mass at launch	1700 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	3600 W
Design lifetime	5 yrs

To be part of 4-satellite constellation; radar imager, collect data on floods, droughts, earthquakes and landslides; military applications.
COSMO-1, the first COSMO-Skymed radar imaging satellite for Italy, was launched on Jun 8 into a 621 x 625 km x 97.9 deg orbit. COSMO-1 uses a Thales-Alenia Prima bus derived from Globalstar, and is own by the Italian space agency ASI and the Italian ministry of defense. It carries an X-band SAR. COSMO-1 was launched on a Boeing Delta 7420 by the United Launch Alliance.

Ref.: #7(JR581), #78a, #14, #207, #226 - update: 03.11.07