Stats[]
| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| Launch vehicle. | Ariane 1 rocket. |
| Launch date. | February 22nd, 1986. |
| Launch site. | N/A. |
| Ceased operations. | December 31st, 1990. |
| Owner(s). | Spot Image, but with initiatal help by the Centre national d'études spatiales – the French space agency (CNES) on Spot 1. |
| Major contractor(s) | N/A. |
| Is it still in orbit. | Set in to a terminal level orbit in 2003 and may have already burnt up. |
| Launch mass. | N/A. |
| Nationality(s). | France. |
| Satellite type. | Earth observation/photo imaging. |
| Links. | http://www.spot1.ca/, http://www.amazon.com/SPOT-Inc-SPOT-1-Personal-Tracker/dp/B000YTZV74, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPOT_(satellite) and https://apollomapping.com/imagery/medium-resolution-satellite-imagery/spot?utm_source=MSN&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=SPOT%201^29386511395&utm_content=9204762639&utm_campaign=Satellite%20Name%20-%20Worldwide^79499. |
History[]
There are now 7 Spot satellites, but only numbers 4 to 7 are in use. 2 and 1 became obsolete and have probably already burnt up. 3 is obsolete and abandoned.
