COROT spacecraft
The COROT spacecraft consisted of a platform (Proteus) already used by CNES for low-Earth-orbiting satellites. The telescope and two cameras for scientific investigations were mounted on this platform.
| COROT in a nutshell | |
| Launch mass | 630 kilograms |
| Dimensions |
4.2 metres high 9 metres wide (with deployed solar arrays) |
| Power | 530 Watts |
| Telemetry | 1.5 Gbit per day |
| Mass memory capacity | 2 Gbit |
| Pointing accuracy | 0.5 arcseconds |
| Orbit |
Earth polar circular orbit 90º degrees inclination 896 kilometres altitude |
| Mission duration |
3 years planned lifetime The mission ended on 17 June 2014 |
| Prime Contractor | Alcatel Alenia Space |
| Ground stations |
Kiruna (S), Aussaguel (F), Hartebeesthoek (South Africa), Kourou (French Guyana), with mission-specific ground stations in Alcantara (Brazil) and Vienna (A). |
