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SSTL-150
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German civilian surveillance satellite. Surrey satellite bus, notably used for the RapidEye constellation of five environmental monitoring satellites. Mass of 152 kg including 12 kg of propellant.
AKA: Beijing;CFESat;Choma;Choros;RapidEye;Tachys;TDS;Topsat;Trochia;Tsinghua. Status: Operational 2005. First Launch: 2005-10-27. Last Launch: 2014-07-08. Number: 11 . Gross mass: 152 kg (335 lb).
More at: SSTL-150.
Subtopics
| TopSat 1 Earth Observation satellite built by QinetiQ (prime), SSTL (bus) for MoD, BNSC, UK. Launched 2005. Used the SSTL-150 bus. |
| CFESat The Cibola Flight Experiment satellites carried eight new technologies for space flight validation, including a new power supply, inflatable antennas, deployable booms, a new type of separation system. Used the [SSTL-150] bus. |
| RapidEye 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Earth observing satellite built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) (Prime), SSTL (Bus) for RapidEye => BlackBridge => Planet Labs, Germany. Launched 2008. Used the SSTL-150. Launched 2008. |
| Kazeosat Kazakh medium resolution imaging satellite; had an imager with 6.5 meter resolution and a 77 km swath width. Used SSTL-150 bus. |
| OTB Technology satellite for SSTL, UK. Used the SSTL-150 bus. |
Family:
Civilian surveillance satellite,
Surveillance,
Technology.
Country:
Germany.
Launch Vehicles:
R-7,
R-14,
Kosmos 11K65M,
R-36M 15A14,
PSLV,
Dnepr,
Atlas V,
Atlas V 401,
Soyuz-2-1B.
Launch Sites:
Baikonur,
Baikonur LC31,
Vandenberg SLC3E,
Cape Canaveral LC41,
Plesetsk LC132/1,
Baikonur LC109.
Agency:
Surrey.
Bibliography:
13196,
13197,
13198.
Photo Gallery
| CFESat Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| China-DMC+4 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| Kazeosat 2 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| Tachys Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| TDS 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| Beijing-1 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
2005 October 27 - .
06:52 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Plesetsk.
Launch Complex:
Plesetsk LC132/1.
LV Family:
R-14.
Launch Vehicle:
Kosmos 11K65M.
- Topsat - .
Payload: Heavily modified Surrey MicroSat-100. Mass: 108 kg (238 lb). Nation: UK.
Agency: Qinetiq.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 28891 . COSPAR: 2005-043B. Apogee: 707 km (439 mi). Perigee: 682 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Delayed from May 18, mid-July, August 25, September 27 and 30, 2005. UK military surveillance research satellite..
2007 March 9 - .
03:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC41.
Launch Pad: SLC41.
LV Family:
Atlas V.
Launch Vehicle:
Atlas V 401.
- CFESat - .
Payload: Heavily modified Surrey MicroSat-100. Mass: 159 kg (350 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Los Alamos.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 30777 . COSPAR: 2007-006F. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 95.90 min.
The Cibola Flight Experiment satellites carried eight new technologies for space flight validation, including a new power supply, inflatable antennas, deployable booms, a new type of launch-vehicle separation system, and a high-density pack of AA lithium-ion batteries. Cibola's on-board field programmable gate array supercomputer processed data onboard, then beamed only the results rather than the raw data to the ground. The Cibola also had a science mission: the study of lightning, ionospheric disturbances, and other sources of radio frequency (RF) atmospheric noise.
2008 August 29 - .
07:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC109.
Launch Pad: LC109/95.
LV Family:
R-36M.
Launch Vehicle:
Dnepr.
- Tachys - .
Payload: RapidEye 1. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 33312 . COSPAR: 2008-040A. Apogee: 632 km (392 mi). Perigee: 606 km (376 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.10 min.
RapidEye AG of Brandenberg paid for launch of a constellation of five environmental monitoring satellites in a single launch, each with a mass of 152 kg including 12 kg of propellant. The satellites had an optical resolution of 6 meters, and were designed to provide on-demand images for agricultural storm damage assessment and support of emergency services.
- Mati - .
Payload: RapidEye 2. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 33313 . COSPAR: 2008-040B. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 624 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min.
- Choma - .
Payload: RapidEye 3. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 33314 . COSPAR: 2008-040C. Apogee: 631 km (392 mi). Perigee: 598 km (371 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.00 min.
- Choros - .
Payload: RapidEye 4. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 33315 . COSPAR: 2008-040D. Apogee: 639 km (397 mi). Perigee: 620 km (380 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.30 min.
- Trochia - .
Payload: RapidEye 5. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: Makeyev bureau.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 33316 . COSPAR: 2008-040E. Apogee: 647 km (402 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.40 min.
2013 February 25 - .
12:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC3E.
Launch Vehicle:
PSLV.
- Sapphire - .
Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: Canada.
Agency: DND.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Orbital object tracking satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 39088 . COSPAR: 2013-009C. Apogee: 787 km (489 mi). Perigee: 772 km (479 mi). Inclination: 98.63 deg. Period: 100.44 min. Canadian Forces satellite for space object surveillance and missile early warning, based with a 0.15m visible-light telescope..
2014 June 19 - .
19:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Dombarovskiy.
Launch Pad: Sh370/13.
LV Family:
R-36M.
Launch Vehicle:
Dnepr.
- Kazeosat 2 - .
Mass: 177 kg (390 lb). Nation: Kazakhstan.
Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 40010 . COSPAR: 2014-033A. Apogee: 637 km (395 mi). Perigee: 610 km (370 mi). Inclination: 97.98 deg. Period: 97.18 min. Kazakh medium resolution imaging satellite; had an imager with 6.5 metre resolution and a 77 km swath width..
2014 July 8 - .
15:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC31.
LV Family:
R-7.
Launch Vehicle:
Soyuz-2-1B.
- TDS 1 - .
Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: UK.
Spacecraft: SSTL-150.
USAF Sat Cat: 40076 . COSPAR: 2014-037H. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.39 deg. Period: 97.27 min. TechDemoSat-1 by Surrey Satellite Technology carrying technology payloads from various UK universities..
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