Eyesat A | |
Mission Type: | Amateur radio satellite |
Cospar Id: | 1993-061C |
Satcat: | 22825[1] |
Mission Duration: | Elasped: |
Spacecraft Bus: | Microsat |
Manufacturer: | Interferometrics Inc. |
Launch Mass: | 11.8kg (26lb) |
Dimensions: | 15x |
Launch Date: | 26 September 1993, 01:45 UTC[2] |
Launch Rocket: | Ariane-40 V59 |
Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-2 |
Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
Orbit Epoch: | 26 September 1993 |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
Orbit Periapsis: | 794km (493miles) |
Orbit Apoapsis: | 823km (511miles) |
Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.00202 |
Orbit Inclination: | 98.5° |
Orbit Period: | 101 minutes |
Eyesat-A was launched on September 26, 1993 using an Ariane 4 rocket at Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, along with SPOT-3, Stella, Healthsat-2, KITSAT-2, and PoSAT-1.