Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ELISA-W11 (ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
France |
Operator/Owner |
DGA (Arms Procurement Agency)/Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Electronic Intelligence/Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
675 |
Apogee (km) |
692 |
Eccentricity |
0.00120507549443539 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.21 |
Period (minutes) |
98.43 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
120 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
17-12-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Astrium/Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz 2/Fregat |
COSPAR Number |
2011-076D |
NORAD Number |
38010 |
Comments |
In-orbit elint demonstration project. Will identify ground-based radars and other telecommunications sources; to be replaced by operational ELINT system by end of decade. |