Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
EROS A1 (Earth Resources Observation Satellite) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Israel |
Operator/Owner |
ImageSat International, NV/Ministry of Defense |
Users |
Military/Commercial |
Purpose |
Remote Sensing |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
530 |
Apogee (km) |
547 |
Eccentricity |
0.00123036838676992 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.6 |
Period (minutes) |
95.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
240 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
05-12-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
6 yrs. |
Contractor |
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) |
Country of Contractor |
Israel |
Launch Site |
Svobodni Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Start 1 |
COSPAR Number |
2000-079A |
NORAD Number |
26631 |
Comments |
High resolution imaging satellite; obtain images (with terrain width of 12.6 km) of locations chosen by Israeli military or worldwide commercial clients; in Jan. 2001 Ministry of Defense bought rights to all imaging of Israel and territories within 2,000 km radius. |