27422 - IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P Rocket Body

This Ariane 42P rocket body was used to launch the Spot 5 Earth-imaging satellite. The satellite's planar and stereoscopic relief images at about three meter resolution will be marketed for civilian and military uses, for cartographic and vegetation analyses.

Alternate Names

SPOT 5 Rocket

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-05-04
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 42P
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana