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ERS-1
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
July 17, 1991 at 01:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 40 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ERS-1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
782 km
Periapsis
738 km
Inclination
98.78°
Orbital period
100.03 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-050A
NORAD catalog №
21574
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
10.3234 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational