SSOT (satellite)
The Satellite System for Terrestrial Observation, Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra (SSOT), also known as FASat-Charlie, is a Chilean satellite which was launched on December 16, 2011. The objective of the SSOT is to have a satellite system for the observation of Earth based on international cooperation.
| Mission type | Earth imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | FACh |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-076E |
| SATCAT no. | 38011 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Myriade |
| Manufacturer | Airbus (formerly Astrium) |
| Launch mass | 117 kilograms (258 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 December 2011, 02:03:48 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-STA/Fregat |
| Launch site | Kourou ELS |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 629 kilometres (391 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 630 kilometres (390 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.88 degrees |
| Period | 97.17 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 January 2015, 03:18:11 UTC |
The project was commissioned by the Ministry of Defense from the European space manufacturer EADS Astrium - based in Toulouse, France - and had an acquisition cost of 72.5 million dollars, according to the contract signed on July 25, 2008. The Soyuz rocket was used to put the satellite into orbit, which was launched in French Guiana from the spaceport of Kourou, currently used by the European Space Agency.
SSOT is a Miniaturized satellite built on the Myriade satellite bus by Astrium (now Airbus). It was part of a six-satellite payload along with Pléiades-HR 1, ELISA 1, ELISA 2, ELISA 3 and ELISA 4.