SSOT (satellite)
Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT), also known as FASat-Charlie, is a Chilean earth observation satellite launched on 16 December 2011 from Guiana Space Centre on board a Soyuz ST rocket.[3]
| Mission type | Earth imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | FACh |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-076E |
| SATCAT no. | 38011 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Myriade |
| Manufacturer | Astrium |
| Launch mass | 117 kilograms (258 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 December 2011, 02:03:48 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-STA/Fregat |
| Launch site | Kourou ELS |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 629 kilometres (391 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 630 kilometres (390 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 97.88 degrees[2] |
| Period | 97.17 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 03:18:11 UTC[2] |
SSOT is a Miniaturized satellite built on the Myriade satellite bus by EADS Astrium. It was part of a six-satellite payload along with Pléiades-HR 1, ELISA 1, ELISA 2, ELISA 3 and ELISA 4.
See also
References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- "SSOT Satellite details 2011-076E NORAD 38011". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- Amos, Jonathan. "BBC News - Soyuz launches sharp-eyed Pleiades satellite". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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