Status
Success
EROS B
Launch Time
Tue Apr 25, 2006 16:47 UTC
Tue Apr 25, 2006 16:47 UTC
Last flight of START-1.
Rocket
Mission Details
EROS B
EROS B (Earth Resources Observation Systems) was built by the MBT division of the Israeli company Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) on behalf of the Israeli company ImageSat International. It is an Earth observation satellite with a mass of 360 kg and a resolution of 70cm.
Compared to its predecessor (EROS A, launched on December 5, 2000), EROS B has a larger capacity recorder, a faster data link and higher aiming accuracy.
The lifetime of EROS B is ten years. Its launch was originally announced for the year 2003. The satellite is to be used by the Israeli military to monitor the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 360.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2006
15th orbital launch attempt
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
7th mission
1st mission of 2006
5th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission
START-1
7th mission
1st mission of 2006
5th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission