European Retrievable Carrier
space observatory and research satellite
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Summary
European Retrievable Carrier is a research satellite[1]. It draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (research satellite category, ranking #16 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: space telescope[3]
- Operator: European Space Operations Centre[4], Microgravity User Support Center[5]
- Manufacturer: Entwicklungsring Nord[6]
- Commons category: EURECA[7]
- Space launch vehicle: Space Shuttle[8]
- Powered by: spacecraft solar array[9], nickel–cadmium battery[10]
- Type of orbit: low Earth orbit[11]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: July 31, 1992[12]
- Significant event: rocket launch[13], deployment[14], service entry[15], recovery[16], landing[17]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.00066[18]
- Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B[19]
- Length: 4.6 m[20]
- Orbital inclination: 28.5 degree[21]
- Duration: 336 day[22]
- Width: 2.6 m[23]
- Mass: 4491 kg[24]
- Orbital period: 93.4 minutes[25]
- Apoapsis: 447 km[26]
- Periapsis: 438 km[27]
- Recovered by: Endeavour[28]
- Funder: Italian Space Agency[29]
- P14541: 9Y9Ep[30]
Why It Matters
European Retrievable Carrier has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]