Earth Observation
SPOT 3
NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 26, 1993 at 01:45 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 40 →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- SPOT 3
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 836 km
- Periapsis
- 814 km
- Inclination
- 98.86°
- Orbital period
- 101.4 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1993-061A
- NORAD catalog №
- 22823
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
France- Radar cross-section
- 6.3479 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational