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ENMAP
German Hyperspectral Earth Observation Satellite · DLR (German Aerospace Center)
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EnMAP splits reflected sunlight into 242 separate colors invisible to any camera you've ever used — fine enough to identify a specific crop disease, a mineral deposit, or a chemical spill from its unique spectral fingerprint alone. Germany spent nearly two decades building it, launching in 2022 to give Europe genuine independent hyperspectral Earth-monitoring capability instead of relying on whatever similar data the US or China happened to share.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 403–404 mi (648–651 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 97.6 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 52159
- Int’l designator
- 2022-033C
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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