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EROS B
Israeli commercial Earth observation satellite. EROS B was launched on April 25, 2006 aboard a Start-1 from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 5, 2026).
COSPAR 2006-014ANORAD 29079Israel
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EROS B
- International designator
- 2006-014A
- NORAD catalog number
- 29079
- GCAT identifier
- S29079
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
- April 25, 2006 · 16:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 2006-014Success
- Rocket
- Start-1
- Spaceport
- Vostochny · pad LC5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 503 km
- Apogee
- 513 km
- Inclination
- 97.32°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 5, 2026
- Last known active
- December 2022
- End of operations
- Sep 28, 2024
Size
- Mass
- 290 kg
- Dry mass
- 250 kg
- Length
- 2.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 3.6 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4037819 (CC0).