BackForward Satellite: CSK-4 

Satellite details
Acronym CSK-4
Full name COSMO-SkyMed - 4
Satellite Description
  • 4th (last) flight unit of the COSMO-SkyMed programme.
  • Main mission: surveillance and emergency management.
Mass at launch 1700 kg Dry mass
Power 4000 W
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • Data are distributed to institutional users by the Matera C-UGS (civilian) and the Pratica di Mare D-UGS (military).
  • Distribution to commercial users is performed by the e-GEOS company.
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 629.5 km
ECT 05:46 asc

 

Space agency ASI
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 06 Nov 2010 EOL ≥2022
Last update: 2022-03-01
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on CSK-4

Acronym Full name
SAR-2000 Synthetic Aperture Radar 2000 (X-band)
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
SAR-2000 active 10 GHz - 9.6 GHz 0 MHz - X-band SAR