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EnMAP

German Earth observation satellite. EnMAP was launched on April 1, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-033CNORAD 52159Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
ENMAP
Common name
EnMAP
Payload designation
EnMAP
International designator
2022-033C
NORAD catalog number
52159
GCAT identifier
S52159
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1265

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
DLR Earth
Owner
DLR
Country
Germany
Builder
Kayser-Threde GmbH
Platform (bus)
ENMAP

Launch

Date
April 1, 2022 · 16:24 UTC
Launch record
2022-033Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
638 km
Apogee
651 km
Inclination
97.95°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
916 kg
Dry mass
857 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
1.70 m
Span
3.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q880147 (CC0).