IAI EROS A

The Earth Remote Observation System-A, known as EROS-A or EROS-A1, was the first satellite of the EROS family of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites, designed and manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries, now Israel Aerospace Industries. It was owned and operated by ImageSat International. Its design was based on the military reconnaissance satellite Ofeq-3, which IAI had built for the Israeli government. EROS-A was launched on 5 December 2000 from the Svobodny Cosmodrome in eastern Siberia. The satellite was 1.2 metres across, 2.3 metres tall and weighed 260 kg at launch, and it delivered commercial images with an optical resolution of 1.8 metres, with capability of up to 1.2 metres. Its first customer was the Israeli Ministry of Defense. It raised its orbit for the last time on 24 April 2012 and reentered on 7 July 2016.