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Envisat: satellite facts
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Launch |
1 March 2002 (CET) |
Launcher |
Ariane 5 |
Launch mass |
8200 kg |
Payload mass (the instruments) |
2050 kg |
Planned mission length |
5 years |
Number of instruments |
10 |
Orbit |
Sun synchronous, altitude 800 km |
Inclination |
98 degrees |
Time for one orbit |
101 minutes |
Cycle |
35 day repeat, though many of Envisat’s instruments observe a wide swath of Earth and so observe the whole planet every few days. |
Cost |
About 2 billion Euros |
Main contributors |
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom |
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