CERISE

retired

Signals IntelligenceLEOCOSPAR 1995-033BLaunched 7/7/1995

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Helios 1A/ASAP 6
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40 40-3
Launch Date: 7/7/1995
Last Contact: 1/1/2005

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 670.5 km
Inclination: 98.07 deg
Dry Mass: 50 kg
Total Mass: 50 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Signals Intelligence
Payload Category: SIG
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: French Space Agency (CNES)
Manufacturer: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1995-033B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/331

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

SSTL’s CERISE satellite was the first verified case of a collision between two manufactured objects in space when it was struck by a cataloged Ariane rocket debris object in 1996.

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