Payload
SPIRALE A
NonoperationalPayloadMEO
SPIRALE A is a Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) payload satellite, launched on February 12, 2009 into MEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 12, 2009 at 10:09 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 ECA →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 17,147 km
- Periapsis
- 249 km
- Inclination
- 2.06°
- Orbital period
- 307.03 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA)
- Manufacturer
- EADS Astrium
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 117 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Infrared Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2009-008C
- NORAD catalog №
- 33751
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
France- Radar cross-section
- 0.641 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational
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