Payload

ENVISAT

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

Envisat is a large Earth-observing satellite which has been inactive since 2012. It was launched on 1 March 2002 aboard an Ariane 5 from the Guyana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, into a Sun synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 790 ± 10 km.

Launch

Launch date: March 1, 2002 at 01:07 AM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 5 G →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Envisat
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 763 km
Periapsis: 761 km
Inclination: 98.38°
Orbital period: 100.07 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2002-009A
NORAD catalog №: 27386
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 18.597 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational