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Other Designations: Telespazio Micro Satellite. Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: Italy. Agency: VKS. Temisat's primary mission was demonstration of a data relay system. Environmental measurements were acquired through ground sensors, collected, temporarily stored on the ground, and logged by an autonomous terminal until an upload request was received from TEMISAT. Characteristics: (a) Mass 42 kg (b) Dimension 35 x 35 x 35 cm, (c) Electric power 62 W Max, (d) Attitude control : 2 magnetic coil, 1 Am2, (e) On-board memories - 2 of 8.5 Mbytes each, (f) Lifetime 5 years. Drift of the ascending node of orbital plane: 0.8 deg/d westwards. Temisat was a co-passenger of the Meteor 2 satellite. Typical orbit: 932 km x 967 km at 83 degrees inclination. Mass: 42 kg (92 lb). Temisat Chronology
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