Facts and figures
The German EnMAP environmental satellite
The German EnMAP environmental satellite in a cleanroom at OHB System AG in Bremen. The final tasks are being carried out here before the satellite is transported to NASA's spaceport in Florida at the end of February 2022.
Mission | EnMAP |
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Start | 1 April 2022, 18:24 CEST |
Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 (SpaceX) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA |
Orbital altitude | 650 kilometres |
Orbit type | 97.98-degree inclination, Sun-synchronous orbit, 11:00 local time at descending node |
Satellite mass | approximately 980 kilogram |
Satellite size | 3.0 metres x 2.0 metres x 1.7 metres |
Instruments | Visible Near Infrared Camera (VNIR) Short Wave Infrared Camera (SWIR) |
Wavelength range | VNIR: 420-1000 nanometres SWIR: 900-2.450 nanometres |
Spatial resolution | 30 metres x 30 metres |
Spectral resolution | VNIR: 6.5 nanometres/ SWIR: 10 nanometres |
Control centre | DLR / GSOC |
Ground stations | Weilheim, Neustrelitz |
Mission duration | ≥ 5 Years |