Clémentine (satellite)

This article is about the French satellite. For the American Lunar probe, see Clementine (spacecraft).

Clémentine is a small satellite built by Alcatel Space (now Thales) for the French DGA, ostensibly "to study the Earth's radio-electrical environment from space."[1]

It is a successor to the Cerise satellite.[2]

References

  1. http://zenit.sstl.co.uk/index.php?loc=27&id=171
  2. Recent Launches. Jonathan's Space Report. #413. December 5, 1999.
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