Status
Success
TerraSAR-X
Launch Time
Fri Jun 15, 2007 02:14 UTC
Fri Jun 15, 2007 02:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TerraSAR-X
TerraSAR-X is a German satellite built by EADS Astrium on behalf of DLR. It is equipped with a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) capable of taking images of the Earth with a maximum resolution of 1m. The pictures will be marketed by a specific company: InfoTerra-GmbH.
The satellite has a launch mass of 1346kg. Because of its large size, the KB Youzhnoïe had to develop a larger than usual fairing.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,346.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
2007
28th orbital launch attempt
Dnepr
9th mission
2nd mission of 2007
8th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission