Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
HumSat-D |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
University of Vigo |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
590 |
Apogee (km) |
640 |
Eccentricity |
0.00357909806728704 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.8 |
Period (minutes) |
96.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
21-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
University of Vigo |
Country of Contractor |
Spain |
Launch Site |
Dombarovsky Missile Base |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2013-066T |
NORAD Number |
39433 |
Comments |
Demonstrator for the future HumSat constellation - a store-dump communications system to collect data from ground-based sensors. |