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Satellite:
STELLA
Satellite details
Acronym
STELLA
Full name
STELLA
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the STARLETTE programme.
Main mission: Solid Earth (space geodesy).
A sphere of diameter 24 cm, density 6.5 g/cm3.
Mass at launch
48 kg
Dry mass
48 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data freely available from the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS).
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
800 km
Inclination
98.6
°
Space agency
CNES
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
30 Sep 1993
EOL
≥2050
Last update:
2015-07-29
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
STELLA
Acronym
Full name
LR
Laser Reflectors
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
STELLA
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
LR
Laser Reflectors
15 Oct 1993
≥2050 *
Active
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed