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| launch date | 1 November 2001 |
| orbit | sun-synchronous, circular |
| average altitude | 630 km |
| inclination | 91.04 |
| eccentricity | 0.0123 |
| argument of perigee | 88.93 |
| cycle | 14 days |
| orbit period | 100 minutes |
| satellite mass | 2500 kg |
| scientific payload mass | 450 kg |
| artistic prepayload mass | 650 kg |
| attitude control | orbital, triaxial, active |
| data transfer rate | 2 Mbits/s |
| down-link frequency | 8192 MHz |
| encode rate | 32 kbps |
| design lifetime | many years |
| launched from | Hamburg |
| carrier | Zenit |
| Power (average per day) | not less than 1 500 W |
