Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Cryosat-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency (ESA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
713 |
Apogee (km) |
724 |
Eccentricity |
0.00077590463426677 |
Inclination (degrees) |
92 |
Period (minutes) |
99.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
720 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
08-04-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2010-013A |
NORAD Number |
36508 |
Comments |
Remote sensing, part of ESA´s ice mission. Will measure polar ice for three years. Spacecraft has no solar panels. |