Overview
Most satellites constructed by EADS Astrium are launched for commercial use (54.5%) and for the purpose of communications (65.9%).Majority of these satellites are GEO satellites, with around 29 (65.9%) launched so far.
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Insights from the dataset of satellites constructed by EADS Astrium
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Satellite Mass
Highlights on some of the satellites constructed by EADS Astrium:
A commercial satellite, Astra 2F is operated by SES S.A. of Luxembourg for the purpose of communications.
Delivered via Ariane 5 ECA (launch vehicle) from Guiana Space Center, it was launched into space on 28 September 2012 and orbits the Earth as a GEO satellite. Astra 2F was constructed by EADS Astrium (France/UK/Germany).
With a launch mass of 6,000kg and a dry mass of 2,660kg, Astra 2F is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 15 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2012-051A and NORAD ID 38778.
With an orbital eccentricity of 2.13E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 35,777km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 35,795km. It takes 1,436 minutes to orbit the Earth along the longitude of 28 degrees.
A government satellite, Cryosat-2 is operated by European Space Agency (ESA) of ESA for the purpose of earth observation (Radar Imaging).
Constructed by EADS Astrium (France/UK/Germany/Spain), it was launched into space on 8 April 2010 using Dnepr as the launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Cryosat-2 orbits around the Earth as a polar LEO satellite.
With a launch mass of 720kg, Cryosat-2 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 3 years. It orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2010-013A and NORAD ID 36508.
With an orbital eccentricity of 7.76E-04, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 713km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 724km. It takes 99 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 92 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by ESA And EUMETSAT (European Organization For The Exploitation Of Meterological Satellites) into space at 4,193 kg
MetOp-A is a government and civil satellite operated by ESA and EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites) (Multinational) for the purpose of earth observation (Earth Science and Meterology).
Delivered via Soyuz-Fregat(Soyuz-2) (launch vehicle) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 19 October 2006 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. MetOp-A was constructed by EADS Astrium (France/UK/Germany/Spain).
Designed with an operational lifetime of 5 years, MetOp-A has a launch mass of 4,193 kg and dry mass of 3,750 kg. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2006-044A and NORAD ID 29499.
Taking 101 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 820km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 821km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 6.95E-05 and it orbits at an inclination of 99 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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