Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SMDC-ONE 1.1 (Techsat) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
U.S.Army Space and Missile Defense Command |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
495 |
Apogee (km) |
791 |
Eccentricity |
0.0211036646228433 |
Inclination (degrees) |
64.6 |
Period (minutes) |
97.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4.5 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
13-09-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Miltec |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2012-048J |
NORAD Number |
38766 |
Comments |
Technology experiments under the STP (Space Test Program). |