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Envisat

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2002-009ALaunched 3/1/2002

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Envisat Mission
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5G
Launch Date: 3/1/2002
Last Contact: 4/8/2012

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 787 km
Inclination: 98.56 deg
Dry Mass: 7,911 kg
Total Mass: 8,211 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG-R
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Airbus Defence and Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2002-009A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/432

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ESA is not requiring that the redesigned e.Deorbit mission deorbit Envisat, an ESA Earth-observation satellite that shut down unexpectedly in 2012.

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