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Ariane 42P | SPOT 5

ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 2 — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaMay 04, 2002, 01:31 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: SPOT 5
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The main instrument was the HRVIR imaging camera payload including a 2.5-meter resolution imager. A secondary experiment was the 5-band VEGETATION-2 instrument with 1-km resolution.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): May 04, 2002, 01:31 UTC
Window opens: May 04, 2002, 01:31 UTC
Window closes: May 04, 2002, 01:31 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:22 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Ariane 42P
Family: Ariane
Variant: 42P
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

launch site

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: GUF
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Coordinates: 5.2320, -52.7782