EROS-A & B

The EROS A Satellite, (launched successfully by ImageSat on December 5th 2000) is a light-weight LEO satellite with a single electro-optical camera system. EROS A acquires high-resolution panchromatic image data only. Future EROS "B" generation satellites will offer both panchromatic and multi-spectral (color and near infrared) imagery. EROS satellites are designed to maximize operator flexibility in the creation and adaptation of the daily image acquisition plan. ImageSat specializes in expedited, site-specific image acquisitions, processing and product delivery. The satellite is deployed in a circular sun-synchronous near polar orbit at an altitude of 480 km. It orbits the earth almost 15 times each day delivering imagery data in real time to a network of ground receiving stations worldwide.

Orbit for EROS-A: Circular sun-synchronous orbit, altitude 480 km, inclination = 97.3º, period = 94.7 minutes, local time of descending node at 10:00 hours. The revisit capability at at latitude of 10º within a 15º cone is within 10.5 days. A revisit period/satellite at latitude of 10º is 4.5 days within a 30º cone, and only 2.5 days within a 45º cone.

For more information: https://www.imagesatintl.com/eros-sat/