BeeSat-1

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BeeSat-1
BeeSat-1 before launch
Mission type Technology
Operator TUB
COSPAR ID 2009-051C Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no. 35933
Website www .raumfahrttechnik .tu-berlin .de /beesat /v-menue2 /project _overview /
Mission duration 12 months (planned)
15+ months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type 1U CubeSat
Launch mass 1 kilogram (2.2 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 23 September 2009, 06:21  ( 2009-09-23UTC06:21Z )  UTC
Rocket PSLV-CA C14
Launch site Satish Dhawan FLP
Contractor ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude 713 kilometres (443 mi)
Apogee altitude 723 kilometres (449 mi)
Inclination 98.36 degrees
Period 99.01 minutes
Epoch 21 January 2014, 05:49:02 UTC [1]
 

BeeSat-1 or Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite 1 , is a German satellite operated by the Technical University of Berlin . The spacecraft is a single unit CubeSat , which was designed to test systems intended for use on future spacecraft, including a new design of reaction wheel . [2] [3] It has also been used for amateur radio , and is equipped with a small camera. [4]

BeeSat-1 was launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , serial number C14, flying in the Core Alone, or PSLV-CA, configuration. [5] The launch took place from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre , at 06:21 UTC on 23 September 2009. [6] BeeSat-1 was a secondary payload aboard the rocket, which deployed the Oceansat-2 satellite. Five other secondary payloads were flown aboard the rocket; SwissCube-1 , UWE-2 , ITU-pSat1 , Rubin 9.1 and Rubin 9.2 . [7] [8]

BeeSat-1 is operating in a Sun-synchronous orbit with an apogee of 723 kilometres (449 mi), a perigee of 714 kilometres (444 mi) and 98.4 degrees of inclination to the equator . It has an orbital period of 99.16 minutes. [9] BeeSat-1 was designed to operate for at least twelve months, [2] and as of January 2011 it is still operational. [4]

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "BEESAT Satellite details 2009-051C NORAD 35933" . N2YO . 21 January 2014 . Retrieved 21 January 2014 .
  2. ^ a b "BEESAT-1" . TUB. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011 . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  3. ^ "BeeSat-1 (Berlin Experimental Educational Satellite-1)" . eoPortal Directory . eoPortal. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  4. ^ a b "BEESAT" . AMSAT. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011 . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "PSLV CA" . Encyclopedia Astronautica . Archived from the original on 11 October 2011 . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan . "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  7. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "BeeSat" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  8. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Rubin 9" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .
  9. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 6 January 2011 .


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