Essaim-4

France/Int

Spacecraft nº:

France spacecraft nº: 54

Launch data:

Designation 28497 / 04049F
Launch date 18 Dec 2004 - 16:26 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle  Ariane-5G+
Mission Sigint
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Inclination °
Period  min

Last flight of Ariane-5G

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Operator Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Délégation Générale de l'Armement (DGA)
Platform  
Mass at launch  120 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Decay:

Out of service:  Dec 2011
Cause:  

Mission details:

Demonstration satellites for ELINT; map the "electro-magnetic environment of the Earth's surface"; system of four satellites.
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