CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- EURECA
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Full Name
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European Retrievable Carrier
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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ESA
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Launch Date
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31 Jul 1992
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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02 Aug 1992
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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TBD
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Orbit Period
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93.4 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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28.45 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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508 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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EURECA was an ESA space environment exploration mission designed and developed to be recovered from orbit after completion of the mission and returned to Earth. The satellite was designed as a re-usable, multi-disciplinary platform for microgravity, science and technology missions. The main objective of the recovery mission was the post-flight study of environmental effects (meteoroids and space debris impact) and wear-out mechanisms to the spacecraft and its payload.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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