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Clémentine (satellite)

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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 [dead link]
  2. ^ Recent Launches. Jonathan's Space Report. #413. December 5, 1999.