Names | CSO-1 CSO-2 CSO-3 |
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Mission type | Military reconnaissance |
Operator | CNES / DGA |
COSPAR ID | 2018-106A (CSO-1) 2020-104A (CSO-2) |
SATCAT no. | 43866 (CSO-1) 47305 (CSO-2) |
Mission duration | 10 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | CSO |
Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space (satellite) Thales Alenia Space (optical payload) |
Launch mass | 3,655 kg (8,058 lb) (CSO-1) 3,652 kg (8,051 lb) (CSO-2) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 December 2018, 13:37:00 UTC (CSO-1) 29 December 2020, 16:42:07 UTC (CSO-2) 2024 (planned) (CSO-3) |
Rocket | Soyuz ST-A (CSO-1, CSO-2) Ariane 62 (CSO-3) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELS and ELA-4 |
Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre, Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Altitude | 800 km (500 mi) (CSO-1) 480 km (300 mi) (CSO-2) |
Inclination | 97.3° |
Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO; English: Optical Space Component) is a French military Earth observation satellite program of third generation. It replaces the Helios 2 satellites. It is sometimes referred to as the MUltinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (MUSIS program).