Mission duration Seven years Dry mass 750 kg | Launch mass 830 kg | |
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Mission type Optical imaging
Disaster monitoring Operator Airbus Defence and Space Manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space | ||
Ingenio (or SEOSat/Ingenio) is a Spanish project to produce a satellite capable of providing wide-field imagery (230 60km x 60km frames a day) at 2.5m panchromatic resolution and 10m colour resolution, from the classic 'spy satellite' sun-synchronous polar orbit; it is Spain's first optical imaging satellite. The satellite is part of the Spanish Earth Observation Satellite program.
The prime contractor is Airbus Defence and Space Spain and some parts of the satellite are being built by Thales Alenia Space
It is projected to launch in 2017, launch vehicle candidates are: Vega, Rockot, Dnepr, Soyuz, and PSLV.
On board instruments feature a Multispectral imager, a Panchromatic Imager and a Ultraviolet and Visible Atmospheric Sounder.
References
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