31598 - COSMO-SkyMed 1

COSMO-SkyMed 1 is an Italian Earth-imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar that was launched by a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg AFB at 02:34 UT on 08 June 2007. The 1.7 tonne, 3.6 kW craft is the first of a four-satellite constellation, and carries an X-band (9.6 GHz) radar. The swath width is variable and provides images at a resolution between three to 100 meters.

Alternate Names

SkyMed 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2007-06-08
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 1700.0 kg
Nominal Power: 14.0 W