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Clémentine | |
Mission Type: | reconnaissance satellite |
Cospar Id: | 1999-064B |
Satcat: | 25978 |
Spacecraft Bus: | SSTL-70 |
Manufacturer: | Alcatel SpaceSurrey Satellite Technology |
Launch Mass: | 50kg (110lb) |
Dimensions: | 0.6xx |
Launch Date: | UTC |
Launch Rocket: | Ariane 4 V-124 |
Launch Site: | Guiana Space Centre ELA-2 |
Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous |
Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.0009381 |
Orbit Periapsis: | 573km (356miles) |
Orbit Apoapsis: | 586km (364miles) |
Orbit Inclination: | 98.2500° |
Orbit Mean Motion: | 14.96 rev/day |
Orbit Epoch: | 27 December 2016, 12:25:58 UTC |
Apsis: | gee |
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]
It is a successor to the Cerise satellite.[2]