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SPOT-5A-5B
Helios 2A
Helios 2A
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French earth land resources satellite. Trench earth land resources satellite. SPOT was the French government sponsored civil Earth observation program. A single SPOT satellite provided complete coverage of the Earth every 26 days. Earth Observing satellite built by Astrium for Spot Image, France. Launched 2002. Used the SPOT Mk.3 bus.

AKA: Satellite Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre. Status: Operational 2002. First Launch: 2002-05-04. Last Launch: 2012-09-17. Number: 3 . Gross mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Unfuelled mass: 2,850 kg (6,280 lb).

The system provided 5 m resolution in the panchromatic band and 10 m resolution in the multispectral bands.

SPOT 5A and 5B were the next generation of this series. Additional program support came from Belgium and Sweden. Image products from SPOT were handled by a commercial entity, SPOT-Image Corp. The spacecraft was 3-axis stabilized, with a 150 Mbps downlink rate. The payload included the HRG (High Resolution Geometry) instrument for multispectral imaging of the earth's surface. Each spacecraft carried three HRGs, one looking forward, one looking down, and one looking aft.

Total SPOT budget was $ 5 billion. Original budget was $ 1150 million for 2 units; this was cut to $ 680 million for 1 unit in June 1986. Alcatel's payload contract for $ 92.6 million was signed on 2 February 1995.


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Helios 2 French military surveillance satellite. French military surveillance satellite series which began service in 2004. Reconnaissance, electro-optical satellite built by Astrium for DGA, France. Launched 2004 - 2009. Used the SPOT Mk.3 bus.

Metop European earth weather satellite. MetOp was Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. Meteorology satellite built by Astrium for ESA, EUMETSAT, Europe. Launched 2006 - 2012. Used the PPF/SPOT Mk.3 bus.

METOP-SG-A 1, 2, 3 Meteorology satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space for ESA, EUMETSAT.

METOP-SG-B 1, 2, 3 Meteorology satellite built by Airbus Defense and Space for ESA, EUMETSAT.

Family: Earth, Earth land resource sat, Sun synchronous orbit, Surveillance. Country: France. Launch Vehicles: R-7, Ariane, Ariane 42P, Ariane 5, Soyuz-2-1A, Ariane 5GS. Projects: SPOT. Launch Sites: Baikonur LC31, Kourou, Kourou ELA2, Kourou ELA3. Agency: CNES, Matra Marconi, SPOT-Image. Bibliography: 2, 552, 554, 6, 13184.
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METOP-BMETOP-B
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SPOT 5SPOT 5
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2002 May 4 - . 01:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P.
2004 December 18 - . 16:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5Gp.
2006 October 19 - . 16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A.
2009 December 18 - . 16:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5GS.
2012 September 17 - . 16:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2-1A.

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