Clémentine (satellite)
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This article is about the French satellite. For the American Lunar probe, see Clementine (spacecraft).
Clémentine is a small satellite built by Alcatel Space (now Thales) for the French DGA, ostensibly "to study the Earth's radio-electrical environment from space."[1]
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | reconnaissance satellite |
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COSPAR ID | 1999-064B |
SATCAT no. | 25978 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSTL-70 |
Manufacturer | Alcatel Space · Surrey Satellite Technology |
Launch mass | 50 kg (110 lb) |
Dimensions | 0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 m (1.97 × 0.98 × 0.98 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 December 1999, 16:22 (1999-12-03UTC16:22) UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 4 V-124 |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Eccentricity | 0.0009381 |
Perigee altitude | 573 km (356 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 586 km (364 mi) |
Inclination | 98.2500° |
Mean motion | 14.96 rev/day |
Epoch | 27 December 2016, 12:25:58 UTC |
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