 Life-size model of CryoSat | |
| Mission type | Environmental |
|---|---|
| Operator | ESA |
| Website | ESA - CryoSat |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned) Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 October 2005, 15:02:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Rokot/Briz-KM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/3 |
| Contractor | Eurockot |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Epoch | Planned |
CryoSat Programme | |
CryoSat-1, also known as just CryoSat, was a European Space Agency satellite which was lost in a launch failure in 2005. The satellite was launched as part of the European Space Agency's CryoSat mission, which aims to monitor ice in the high latitudes.[1] The second mission satellite, CryoSat-2, was successfully launched in April 2010.[2]
- ^ "CryoSat - Earth Online". earth.esa.int. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "CryoSat-2 launch timeline". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2022-02-22.