ocr: SPOT3 Orbiting characteristics: Geometry: Circular, sun-synchronous (dawn-dusk) Altitude: 832 km Inclination: 98.7 degrees Period: 108 minutes (one complete orbit) Orbits/Day: 13 Repeat Cycle: 26 days Sensor naracteristcs: Frequency: High Resolution Visible (HRV) Wavelength: 0.50 to 0.89 and 1.58 to 1.75 Signal: 8 bit: analog to digital Beam Angle: up to: à 27 degrees from Nadar Resolution: 10 meter Satellite Dimensions Mass: 1750kg Solar Array: one solar panel 15.6 meter Design Lifetime: 5 years CNES 1996. Provided Courtesy of RADARSAT International.