Satellite ERS-1
Characteristics
- Satellite name/other name/full name: ERS-1/ - /ESA Remote Sensing Satellite 1
- Launch date: 17-Jul-91
- Satellite Number: 9105001
- Area:
- Weight: 2300 kg
- Shape: see image above
- Diameter: Payload - 2m x 2m x 3m, solar array - 12m x 2.4m
- Perigee Rate:
- Perigee Height: ca. 800 km
- Apogee Height: ca. 800 km
- Eccentricity:
- Inclination: 98.5 degree
- Semi-major axis: 7153.138, 7159.496, 7147.191 km for 3, 35 and 168 days
repeat cycles
- Comment:
For more information about ERS-1 go to
ESA GUIDE and Directory Service at ESRIN.
ws / 10.11.94 / edc / DGFI/I edc@dgfi.badw-muenchen.de