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EROS A1

Start-1Strategic Rocket Forces5
Tuesday, December 5, 2000 · 12:32 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Launches15
Successes12

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Mission Brief

EROS A (Earth Resources Observation Systems A) is the first in a constellation of sun-synchronous, polar-orbiting satellites that ImageSat plans to deploy during this decade.

PayloadEROS A1
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerStrategic Rocket Forces
Stages0
Pad5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Launch Site

5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

LAUNCH SITE
51.700°N, 127.998°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.

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