Eyesat-1

Eyesat A
Mission typeAmateur radio satellite
COSPAR ID1993-061C Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22825
Mission durationElasped:
33 years, 1 month and 3 days
Spacecraft properties
BusMicrosat
ManufacturerInterferometrics Inc.
Launch mass11.8 kg (26 lb)
Dimensions15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm (5.9 in × 5.9 in × 5.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date26 September 1993, 01:45 UTC
RocketAriane-40 V59
Launch siteKourou ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00202
Periapsis altitude794 km (493 mi)
Apoapsis altitude823 km (511 mi)
Inclination98.5°
Period101 minutes
Epoch26 September 1993
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Eyesat-A was launched on September 26, 1993 using an Ariane 4 rocket at Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, along with SPOT-3, Stella, Healthsat-2, KITSAT-2, and PoSAT-1.

References

  1. ↑ "EYESAT 1". n2yo.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "EYESAT 1". NSSDCA Master Catalog. Retrieved 13 February 2020.