Engineering:Clémentine (satellite)
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Short description: French military satellite
| Mission type | reconnaissance satellite |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1999-064B |
| SATCAT no. | 25978 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSTL-70 |
| Manufacturer | Alcatel Space · Surrey Satellite Technology |
| Launch mass | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Dimensions | 0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 m (1.97 × 0.98 × 0.98 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 December 1999, 16:22 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 4 V-124 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009381 |
| Perigee altitude | 573 km (356 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 586 km (364 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.2500° |
| Mean motion | 14.96 rev/day |
| Epoch | 27 December 2016, 12:25:58 UTC |
Clémentine is a small satellite built by Alcatel Space (now Thales) for the French DGA, ostensibly "to study the Earth's radio-electrical environment from space."[1]
It is a successor to the Cerise satellite.[2]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://zenit.sstl.co.uk/index.php?loc=27&id=171.
- ↑ Recent Launches. Jonathan's Space Report. #413. December 5, 1999.
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