Satellite COSMO-Skymed 4 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) of Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names COSMO-Skymed 4 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation)
Country of Operator/Owner Italy
Operator/Owner Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense
Users Military/Government
Purpose Earth Observation
Class of Orbit LEO
Type of Orbit Sun-Synchronous
Longitude of GEO (degrees) 0
Perigee (km) 622
Apogee (km) 623
Eccentricity 7.15051841258491E-05
Inclination (degrees) 97.9
Period (minutes) 97.2
Launch Mass (kg.) 1700
Dry Mass (kg.)
Power (watts)
Date of Launch 06-11-2010
Expected Lifetime 5 yrs.
Contractor Thales Alenia Space
Country of Contractor Italy
Launch Site Vandenberg AFB
Launch Vehicle Delta 2
COSPAR Number 2010-060A
NORAD Number 37216
Comments Earth imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band, focus on Mediterranean security.

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