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Artist's impression of CryoSat
| Name | CryoSat | | Dimensions | 4.60 x 2.34 x 2.20 metres | | Mass | 711 kg (fuelled) | | Mission duration | Six months of commissioning followed by a three-year operational mission | | Orbit | Low Earth-orbit, non-Sun-synchronous | | Repeat cycle | 369 days (30-day sub-cycle) | | Mean altitude | 717 km | | Payload | SIRAL sensor; three star trackers; DORIS instrument
and Laser Retro-reflectors | | Power | Two GaAs body-mounted solar arrays, nominally delivering 800 W each
60 Ah Li-ion battery | | Launch vehicle | Russian Rockot (converted SS-19), from Plesetsk, Russia |
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