ERS-2

 1995-021A

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The ERS-2 satellite was similar to ERS-1. With a mass of 2700 kg, it was made by Daimler-Benz/Dornier. It included a 12 m solar array and a 10-m SAR radar attached to the standard SPOT class bus. The main new instrument was an ozone monitor with improved capability for global ozone monitoring.

ERS-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1995 Apr 21	1344	Launch by Ariane 40+ (V72)	CSG ELA2
		Stage 1 L220 sep (T+2:39?)
		Fairing 01 sep (T+3:48?)
		Stage 2 L33 sep (T+4:48?)
		Stage 3 ignite (T+4:53?)
	1400?	Stage 3 cutoff (T+16:44?)
	1401?	Stage 3 sep
1995 Apr 21			100.56 783 x 786 x 98.6
1995 Apr 24			100.34 773 x 776 x 98.6
1995 Apr 27			100.53 774 x 793 x 98.6
1998 Jan 4			100.54 783 x 785 x 98.6
2000 Jul 15			100.54 782 x 785 x 98.6