Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Picard |
Country of Operator/Owner |
France |
Operator/Owner |
Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Solar Physics |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
725 |
Apogee (km) |
729 |
Eccentricity |
0.000281809215161336 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.3 |
Period (minutes) |
99.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
150 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
15-06-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
2 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany/Spain |
Launch Site |
Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2010-028A |
NORAD Number |
36598 |
Comments |
Simultaneous measurement of the absolute total and spectral solar irradiance, diameter and solar shape, studying the sun´s interior through helioseismology. |