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ELISA E24 (38008)
COSPAR: 2011-076B | Alt Name: Elisa E24
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 17, 2011
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
38008
International Designator
2011-076B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:58:19 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.65°
Right Ascension
205.43°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
96.29°
Period
96.62 min
Mean Motion
14.90 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
ELISA E24
Alternative Name
Elisa E24
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
DGA
Country
France
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 38008U 11076B 26185.33217282 .00001680 00000-0 17830-3 0 9991
2 38008 97.6514 205.4274 0001389 96.2889 263.8487 14.90326133781398
Source: Celestrak
Summary
ELISA E24, also known as Elisa E24, is an ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) satellite launched on December 17, 2011, from the Guiana Space Centre using a Soyuz-ST-A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.6 meters in length and 1 meter in both diameter and span, with a dry mass of 120 kilograms, identical to its launch mass. It is part of the Myriade bus configuration, manufactured by ASTT for the French government agency DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement). The satellite is powered by deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a box with an added pan, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.862.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.6
Diameter
1
Span
1
Dry Mass
120
Launch Mass
120
Shape
Box + Pan
Radar Cross Section
0.862
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Elisa 4
Purpose
ELINT
Mission
ELINT
Manufacturer
ASTT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Myriade
Configuration
Myriade
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Deployable solar array, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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