Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Spot 6 (Système Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
France/Belgium/Sweden |
Operator/Owner |
Spot Image |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
696 |
Apogee (km) |
699 |
Eccentricity |
0.000212239122744959 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.2 |
Period (minutes) |
98.73 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
720 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
09-09-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Sriharikota Launch Station |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV |
COSPAR Number |
2012-047A |
NORAD Number |
38755 |
Comments |
Privately financed to complement the Pleiades 1A and 1B imaging spacecraft owned by French government. |