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ERS-1

NORAD 21574 · Payload · In orbit since 1991

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Launched
1991-07-17 · Kourou, French Guiana
Country / operator
ESA (Europe)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Space science
Mass
2,384 kg
Size
11.8 × 2.5 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
737 × 783 km
Inclination
98.8°
Period
99.9 min
Eccentricity
0.0032
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.