Mission type Experimental COSPAR ID 2001-049B Launch site Sriharikota FLP Launch date 22 October 2001 Inclination 97.9° Launch mass 94 kg | Operator ESA SATCAT no. 26958 Reference system Geocentric Inclination 97.9° Period 1.6 hours | |
Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Similar Proba‑V, PROBA2, Soil Moisture, ADM‑Aeolus, Envisat | ||
Proba big plans for esa s mini satellite
PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy) was a Belgian satellite launched atop an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by ISRO in 2001. The satellite was funded through the ESA's MicroSat program. This small (40×60×80 cm; 95 kg) boxlike system, with solar panel collectors on its surface, has remarkable image-making qualities. It hosts two Earth Observation instruments dubbed CHRIS and HRC. It is a hyperspectral system (200 narrow bands) that image at 30 m, plus three in the visible that have 15 m resolution.
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The second satellite in the Proba-series, Proba-2 was launched on November 2, 2009, together with the SMOS mission. Further planned satellites in the Proba series are the formation flight Proba-3 and Proba-V (Proba Vegetation). They are on-going developments without defined launch dates.