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Record 1 2005-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The ENVISAT mission will be ESA's third Earth observation remote sensing satellite. It is to be launched by the Ariane 5 rocket, in 1999. Like its predecessors, ERS-1 and 2, ENVISAT will fly in a polar orbit at 800 km altitude and 98.5° inclination. The orbital period is 100 minutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Satellite lancé sur une orbite à 35 jours. Dédié à l'étude de l'environnement, en particulier au suivi des changements climatiques, sa mission est d'observer l'atmosphère et la surface de la terre.

Spanish

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