OPTSAT-3000 [IAI]
EROS C similar
The EROS C (Earth Resources Observation Systems C) satellite, which will offer higher Offering higher quality resolution and a higher data link rate than EROS A and EROS B, as well as multispectral imagery capabilities, is in development.
EROS C will weight about 370 kg at launch and will orbit in a sun synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 510 km. The EROS C satellite, based on the OPTSAT 3000 bus, will be equipped with a camera with CCD/TDI (Charge Coupled Device/Time Delay Integration) sensors, producing both panchromatic imagery at a standard resolution of 0.70 m, and multispectral imagery at a standard resolution of 2.8 m, with a swath of 11 km at nadir. The data transmission rate will be 455 Mbit/s. The expected lifespan of the EROS C is ten years.
Launch was originally anticipated for 2008, but has been postponed several times to 2019. It appears to have been cancelled in favor of the EROS-NG constellation.
Nation: | Israel |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
Operator: | ImageSat International (ISI) |
Contractors: | IAI |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | IMPS-2 Bus |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 10 years |
Mass: | ~370 kg |
Orbit: | 510 km SSO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EROS C | - | cancelled | Sv LC-5 ? | Start-1 ? |