Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Proba V (Project for On-Board Autonomy) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency (ESA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
813 |
Apogee (km) |
820 |
Eccentricity |
0.000487024281639185 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.73 |
Period (minutes) |
101.21 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
140 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
07-05-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
2.5 yrs. |
Contractor |
QinetiQ Space Belgium |
Country of Contractor |
Belgium |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Vega |
COSPAR Number |
2013-021A |
NORAD Number |
39159 |
Comments |
Map land cover and vegetation growth. |