OPTSAT-3000

Satellite bus OPTSAT-3000 is based upon the bus of the Israeli reconnaissance satellite TecSAR-1, but is modified for optical instruments. It has a launch mass of and dimensions of when its two solar arrays are deployed. Imaging system OPTSAT-3000 has a high-resolution optical imaging system known as Jupiter, which is able to deliver panchromatic images with a resolution of while operating the multispectral channel at the same time. These imaging detectors, combined with a telescope from an altitude of almost , allows OPTSAT-3000 to cover a ground track wide. == Launch ==

OPTSAT-3000 launched from Guiana Space Centre ELV, French Guiana, on board a Vega rocket. It was launched to a Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit with an apoapsis of , a periapsis of and an inclination of 97.2°, allowing it to cover much of the world. == See also ==