Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TechDemoSat-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
Technology Strategy Board |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
625 |
Apogee (km) |
631 |
Eccentricity |
0.000428693912546442 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.4 |
Period (minutes) |
97.27 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
150 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
08-07-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) |
Country of Contractor |
United Kingdom |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number |
2014-037E |
NORAD Number |
40073 |
Comments |
Carrying eight technology tests/experiments including measurement of sea state using radio waves reflected off the ocean surface, monitoring the space environment in the vicinity of the satellte for research into space weather, and activaion of a deOrbitSail. |