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.
| Mission type | Amateur radio satellite |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1993-061C |
| SATCAT no. | 22825[1] |
| Mission duration | Elasped: 31 years, 2 months and 2 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Microsat |
| Manufacturer | Interferometrics Inc. |
| Launch mass | 11.8 kg (26 lb) |
| Dimensions | 15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm (5.9 in × 5.9 in × 5.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 September 1993, 01:45 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Ariane-40 V59 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.00202[2] |
| Peri altitude | 794 km (493 mi)[2] |
| Apo altitude | 823 km (511 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 98.5°[2] |
| Period | 101 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | 26 September 1993[2] |
| Error: no value specified for required parameter "apsis" | |
