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. |