CryoSat-1
CryoSat-1, also known as just CryoSat, was a European Space Agency satellite which was lost in a launch failure in 2005. The satellite was launched as part of the European Space Agency's CryoSat mission, which aims to monitor ice in the high latitudes. The second mission satellite, CryoSat-2, was successfully launched in April 2010.
Life-size model of CryoSat | |
| Mission type | Environmental |
|---|---|
| Operator | ESA |
| Website | ESA - CryoSat |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned) Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 October 2005, 15:02:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Rokot/Briz-KM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/3 |
| Contractor | Eurokot |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Epoch | Planned |
CryoSat Programme | |
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