Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TUGSat-1 (Technische Universität Graz Satellit, CanX-3b, BRITE-Austria) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Austria |
Operator/Owner |
Technical University of Graz |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
770 |
Apogee (km) |
784 |
Eccentricity |
0.000979431929480901 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.6 |
Period (minutes) |
100.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
14 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
7 |
Power (watts) |
5.4 |
Date of Launch |
25-02-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) |
Country of Contractor |
Canada |
Launch Site |
Satish Dhawan Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV |
COSPAR Number |
2013-009F |
NORAD Number |
39091 |
Comments |
Austria´s first satellite. Part of the international BRIght-star Target Explorer program -- The satellite will be used, along with five other spacecraft, to conduct photometric observations of stars with apparent magnitude of greater than 4.0 as seen from Earth. |