SPOT 2

France
Belgium / Sweden

Spacecraft nº:

France satellite nº: 28

Launch data:

Designation 20436 / 90005A
Launch date 22 Jan 1990 - 01:35:27 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-40 (V35)
MissionCommercial: Earth observation
LEO Earth orbit (Sun-Synchronous):
Perigee / Apogee 824 x 825 km, same plan as Spot 1 but at its antipode
Eccentricity 6.95E-05
Inclination 98.7 deg
Period 101.39 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Matra Marconi (FR)
Platform  
Operator Spot Image
Mass at launch  1870 kg
Dry Mass 1210 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  800 W
Design lifetime  10 yrs - still active

On-board recorders were out of use after 2 years of service
Beacon frequency: 8.307 GHz. Data: 8.253 GHz; output rate: 2 x 25 Mbit/s
Heard on 2203.8, 2205.938, 2206.53 MHz

CCD at 1728 points provided by Thomson CSF

Mission:

Nearing retirement; earth imaging for cartography, defence, agriculture, identifying cadastral parcels, urbain planning, telecommunications, the environment, disaster management and mitigation and renewable resources.

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-40 (V35)

Launch cancel Kourou. Credit: #410
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