 An rendering of the satellites TerraSar-X and TanDEM-X flying over Europe. | |
| Mission type | Radar imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | DLR |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-026A |
| SATCAT no. | 31698 |
| Mission duration | Elapsed: 17 years, 5 months, 7 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 1,230 kg (2,710 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 June 2007, 02:14 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6,886.39 kilometres (4,279.00 mi)[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001445[1] |
| Perigee altitude | 514 kilometres (319 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 516 kilometres (321 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 97.44 degrees[1] |
| Period | 94.79 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 02:35:23 UTC[1] |
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TerraSAR-X is an imaging radar Earth observation satellite, a joint venture being carried out under a public-private-partnership between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and EADS Astrium. The exclusive commercial exploitation rights are held by the geo-information service provider Astrium. TerraSAR-X was launched on 15 June 2007 and has been in operational service since January 2008. With its twin satellite TanDEM-X, launched 21 June 2010, TerraSAR-X acquires the data basis for the WorldDEM, the worldwide and homogeneous DEM available from 2014.