Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
EROS B1 (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) |
508 |
Apogee (km) |
514 |
Eccentricity |
0.000435983141985177 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.4 |
Period (minutes) |
94.8 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
350 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
800 |
Date of Launch |
25-04-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
10 yrs. |
Contractor |
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) |
Country of Contractor |
Israel |
Launch Site |
Svobodni Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Start 1 |
COSPAR Number |
2006-014A |
NORAD Number |
29079 |
Comments |
High resolution imaging satellite; obtain images (with resolution of 0.82 meters) 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 around Israel. |