Cosmo-Skymed 2

Italy

Spacecraft n°:

Italian spacecraft n°: 23

COSMO = Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation

Launch data:

Designation	32376 / 07059A
Launch date	09 Dec 2007 - 02:31 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-2W
Launch vehicle	Delta 7420-10 (D330)
Mission	Military/Government: Earth observation
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	622 x 623 km
Eccentricity	1,43E-04
Inclination	97.87°
Period	97.16 min

Spacecraft data:

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
Design lifetime	5 yrs

Mission details:

Earth imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band.
The second Italian military radar satellite in the Cosmo-Skymed system was launched on Dec 9 by a Boeing Delta 7420-10. At second stage first cutoff the orbit was 185 x 645 km x 97.8 deg; a second burn at 0325 UTC put the satellite in a 620 x 637 km orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR589), #207, #226 - update: 04.01.08