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| Dimensions | 6.2 x 3.4 x 3.4 metres (under the launcher fairing)
17.6 x 6.5 x 5.2 metres (deployed in orbit) | | Orbit | Sun-synchronous orbit
09.30 mean local solar time (Equator crossing, descending node) | | Inclination | 98.7 degrees to the Equator | | Time for one orbit | 101 minutes | | Repeat cycle | 29 days | | Mean altitude | Approximately 817 km | | Mass | 4093 Kg | | Payload mass | 931 Kg | | Power | 1812 W average power consumption (end-of-life) | | Launch | 19 October 2006
from Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan | | Launch vehicle | Soyuz-ST Fregat | | Mission duration | Six months of commissioning followed by 4.5 years operational mission |
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Last update: 28 June 2006 | |
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