Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen, Germany is the prime contractor to develop and build the 2-tonne EarthCARE satellite.
The EarthCARE satellite includes a Cloud Profiling Radar developed by JAXA.
The EarthCARE spacecraft was developed, built, and tested with involvement from experts in 15 European countries as well as Japan and Canada.
The EarthCARE satellite includes a Multi-Spectral Imager developed by SSTL, an Airbus subsidiary.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Airbus-built EarthCARE spacecraft in May on a Falcon 9.
EarthCARE is planned to launch in May on a Falcon 9 rocket.
The EarthCARE satellite includes a Cloud Profiling Radar developed by JAXA.
EarthCARE will operate in a Sun-synchronous 400 km polar orbit that crosses the equator in the early afternoon to optimize daylight conditions.
The EarthCARE satellite includes a Multi-Spectral Imager developed by Airbus subsidiary SSTL.
EarthCARE is planned to be launched in May on a Falcon 9 rocket.
The EarthCARE satellite includes a Broad-Band Radiometer developed by the European Space Agency through European industry.
Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen, Germany is prime contractor to develop and build the 2,000 kg EarthCARE satellite.
EarthCARE was developed, built, and tested with involvement from experts in 15 European countries as well as Japan and Canada.
ESA contracted SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches: the Euclid astronomy spacecraft launch in July and the Hera asteroid mission and EarthCARE Earth science satellite launches in 2024.
ESA plans to acquire a Falcon 9 launch for its EarthCARE Earth science mission in 2024.
The decision to shift EarthCARE to Falcon 9 was linked to design changes requiring modifications to the Vega C payload fairing and to the December 2022 Vega C launch failure.
Swedish Space Corporation is contracted to support the EarthCARE satellite, the sixth Earth Explorer mission.
Russia’s 2022-02-26 decision to halt Soyuz launches from French Guiana put five European missions in limbo, including two Galileo navigation satellite launches, ESA’s Euclid space observatory, the EarthCARE Earth science satellite, and a French reconnaissance satellite.
The 2022-02-26 Russian decision put five European missions in limbo: two Galileo navigation satellites, ESA’s Euclid space observatory, ESA’s EarthCARE Earth science satellite, and a French reconnaissance satellite.
The European Space Agency planned to launch the EarthCARE Earth science mission on a Soyuz in 2023 in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).