ICEYE-X1

Launch data: Designation  43114 / 18004D Launch date  12 Jan 2018 - 03:59 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-XL Mission  Imaging, Radar Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  495 x 508 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.6 ° Period   min

Credit: ICEYE artist′s concept

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• ICEYE-X1, a proof of concept mission for radar imaging company ICEYE of Helsinki, using a 70 kg satellite built by York Space Systems of Denver, Colorado, with launcher integration by Spaceflight Industries.
• ICEYE is a satellite designed to provide near-real-time SAR imagery. Iceye is working to launch and operate a constellation of micro satellites that carry its own compact and efficient SAR sensor technology. The Iceye imaging radar instrument can image through clouds, obscuring weather and darkness.

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