Eyesat-A was launched on September 26, 1993 using an Ariane 4 rocket at Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, along with SPOT-3, Stella, Healthsat-2, KITSAT-2, and PoSAT-1.

Eyesat A
Mission typeAmateur radio satellite
COSPAR ID1993-061C Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22825[1]
Mission durationElasped:
31 years, 1 month and 26 days
Spacecraft properties
BusMicrosat
ManufacturerInterferometrics Inc.
Launch mass11.8 kg (26 lb)
Dimensions15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm (5.9 in × 5.9 in × 5.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date26 September 1993, 01:45 UTC[2]
RocketAriane-40 V59
Launch siteKourou ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00202[2]
Peri altitude794 km (493 mi)[2]
Apo altitude823 km (511 mi)[2]
Inclination98.5°[2]
Period101 minutes[2]
Epoch26 September 1993[2]
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References

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  1. ^ n2yo.com. "EYESAT 1". Retrieved 13 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "EYESAT 1". NSSDCA Master Catalog. Retrieved 13 February 2020.