Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TET-1 (Technologieerprobungsträger 1, Technology Experiment Carrier) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Germany |
Operator/Owner |
German Aerospace Center |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
501 |
Apogee (km) |
505 |
Eccentricity |
0.000290993743634512 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.5 |
Period (minutes) |
94.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
120 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
20 |
Date of Launch |
22-07-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Kayser-Threde GmbH |
Country of Contractor |
Germany |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-Fregat |
COSPAR Number |
2012-039D |
NORAD Number |
38710 |
Comments |
Center of the OOV (On Orbit Verification) Program, initiated to offer on-orbit verification possibilities to the German industrial and scientific aerospace community. |