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SPOT 4

NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
March 24, 1998 at 01:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 40 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
SPOT-4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
714 km
Periapsis
698 km
Inclination
98.25°
Orbital period
98.89 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-017A
NORAD catalog №
25260
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceFrance
Radar cross-section
6.193 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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