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The COROT spacecraft consisted of a platform (Proteus) already used by CNES for low-Earth-orbiting satellites. The telescope and two cameras for scientific investigations were mounted on this platform.
COROT in a nutshell | |
Launch mass | 630 kilograms |
Dimensions | 4.2 metres high 9 metres wide (with deployed solar arrays) |
Power | 530 Watts |
Telemetry | 1.5 Gbit per day |
Mass memory capacity | 2 Gbit |
Pointing accuracy | 0.5 arcseconds |
Orbit | Earth polar circular orbit 90º degrees inclination 896 kilometres altitude |
Mission duration | 3 years planned lifetime The mission ended on 17 June 2014 |
Prime Contractor | Alcatel Alenia Space |
Ground stations | Kiruna (S), Aussaguel (F), Hartebeesthoek (South Africa), Kourou (French Guyana), with mission-specific ground stations in Alcantara (Brazil) and Vienna (A). |
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COROT at CNES
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