 EROS-B satellite in deployed configuration | |
| Names | Earth Resources Observation Systems-B |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth observation |
| Operator | ImageSat International |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-014A |
| SATCAT no. | 29079 |
| Website | https://www.imagesatintl.com/ |
| Mission duration | 10 years (planned) 18 years, 6 months and 10 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | EROS-B |
| Spacecraft type | EROS-A |
| Bus | OPSAT-2000 |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Launch mass | 350 kg (770 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.3 m in height 1.2 m in diameter Span: 4 m on orbit |
| Power | 800 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 April 2006, 16:47:16 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Start-1 |
| Launch site | Svobodny Cosmodrome, Launch Complex-5 |
| Contractor | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 506 km (314 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 524 km (326 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.45° |
| Period | 94.79 minutes |
The Earth Remote Observation System-B (EROS-B) is the second satellite launched in a series of the EROS family of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites, designed and manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI).[3] It is owned and operated by ImageSat International N.V. (ISI), in the Netherlands Antilles, Cayman Islands, with offices in Limassol, Cyprus, and in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4]
ImageSat International announced that it had begun construction of "EROS B", a day before the launch of "EROS A". According to the plan, the launch of the "EROS B" was to take place in 2001, after which another 6 satellites in the series were planned. In July 2000, the company announced the completion of a capital raising of more than $90 million. A year later, it signed a $70 million credit agreement with Bank Leumi to finance the further development of the satellite series, and announced that the launch of the second satellite had been postponed to 2003.[5] On July 28, 2001, IAI officially signed an agreement with ImageSat International to build the $110 million EROS B satellite. However the project was delayed due to difficulties in signing enough commercial customers to meet the financial costs.[6]
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- ^ Barzilai, Amnon (27 July 2001). "ImageSat Signs Credit Deal to Develop EROS Satellite Plans". Haaretz.
- ^ Pincas, Gitit (31 January 2006). "ImageSat to raise $30m on TASE ahead of Nasdaq issue". Globes.