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Designator id: 2007-023A

Description of SKYMED 1 Satellite:

COSMO-SkyMed 1 is an Italian Earth-imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar that was launched by a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg AFB at 02:34 UT on 08 June 2007. The 1.7 tonne, 3.6 kW craft is the first of a four-satellite constellation, and carries an X-band (9.6 GHz) radar. The swath width is variable and provides images at a resolution between three to 100 meters. Further details of the mission can be found at: http://directory.eoportal.org/pres_COSMOSkyMedConstellationof4SARSatellites.html

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2007-06-08
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 1700.0 kg
Nominal Power: 14.0 W
Funding Agencies:
Ministry of Defense, Italy (Italy)
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Italy)

Disciplines:
Earth Science

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 31598U 07023A   12339.14502381  .00000380  00000-0  54208-4 0  1064
2 31598 097.8670 161.5119 0001213 088.8240 271.3106 14.82161596297142

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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