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EROS A
Israeli commercial Earth observation satellite. EROS A was launched on December 5, 2000 aboard a Start-1 from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 7, 2016).
COSPAR 2000-079ANORAD 26631Israel
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EROS A1
- Common name
- EROS A
- International designator
- 2000-079A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26631
- GCAT identifier
- S26631
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Ofeq EROS
- Owner
- ImageSat
- Country
- Israel
- Builder
- Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory
- Platform (bus)
- Ofeq
Launch
- Date
- December 5, 2000 · 12:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 2000-079Success
- Rocket
- Start-1
- Spaceport
- Vostochny · pad LC5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 491 km
- Apogee
- 503 km
- Inclination
- 97.32°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 7, 2016
- Last known active
- 2010
- End of operations
- 2013
Size
- Mass
- 250 kg
- Dry mass
- 220 kg
- Length
- 2.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 4.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15261047 (CC0).