Spot 1

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General

Designation	16613 / 86019A
Launch date	22 Feb 1986
Country of origin	France
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	821/823 km
Inclination	98.7°
Period	101.3 min
Orbital cycle	26 days
Launch vehicle	Ariane V16

Was returned to operational service on 13 Jan 1997 to fill the gap caused by the loss of Spot 3. Although the recorders have failed it can operate when in contact with a ground station. Still active on its 15th birthday!

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External resources

sat-index articles

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End of life

Out of service	Nov 2003
Cause	Decision was made to decrease its perigee to below 600 km so that it reenters atmosphere in 15 years
Decay

Technical data

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Specifications
Payload

CCD at 1728 points provided by Fairchild

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