Facts and fig­ures

The German EnMAP environmental satellite
The German EnMAP environmental satellite in a cleanroom at OHB System AG in Bremen. The final tasks were carried out, before the satellite was shipped to the NASA spaceport in Florida in February 2022.
Credit:

OHB/H. von der Fecht

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Mission

EnMAP

Start

1 April 2022, 18:24 CEST

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 (SpaceX)

Launch site

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Orbital altitude

650 kilometres

Orbit type

97.98-degree inclination, Sun-synchronous orbit,

11:00 local time at descending node

Satellite mass

approximately 980 kilogram

Satellite size

3.0 metres x 2.0 metres x 1.7 metres

Instruments

Visible Near Infrared Camera (VNIR)

Short Wave Infrared Camera (SWIR)

Wavelength range

VNIR: 420-1000 nanometres

SWIR: 900-2.450 nanometres

Spatial resolution

30 metres x 30 metres

Spectral resolution

VNIR: 6.5 nanometres/ SWIR: 10 nanometres

Control centre

DLR / GSOC

Ground stations

Weilheim, Neustrelitz

Mission duration

≥ 5 Years