| 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 | |
| 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. |