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Envisat ("Environmental Satellite") is a large Earth-observing satellite which has been inactive since 2012. It was launched on 1 March 2002 aboard an Ariane 5 from the Guyana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, into a Sun synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 790 ± 10 km.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envisat | Apogee altitude | 774 km (481 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Contractor | Arianespace | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | COSPAR ID | 2002-009A | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Decay date | ~150 years | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Declared | 9 May 2012 (2012-05-10) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Dimensions | 26 × 10 × 5 m (85 × 33 × 16 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Disposal | None | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Eccentricity | 0.00042 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Epoch | 15 December 2013, 03:07:00 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Inclination | 98.40 degrees | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Last contact | 8 April 2012 (2012-04-09) (spacecraft failure) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Launch date | 1 March 2002, 01:07:59 (2002-03-01UTC01:07:59Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Launch mass | 8,211 kg (18,102 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Launch site | Kourou ELA-3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Manufacturer | Astrium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Final: 10 years, 1 month, 6 days | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Mission type | Earth observation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Operator | ESA | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Perigee altitude | 772 km (480 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Period | 100.16 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Power | 6,500 watts | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Regime | Polar low Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Repeat interval | 35 days | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Rocket | Ariane 5G V-145 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | SATCAT no. | 27386 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Semi-major axis | 7,144.9 km (4,439.6 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Envisat | Website | envisat.esa.int | 1.00 | infobox |
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