// technology · 2013

SOMP

German technology demonstration satellite. SOMP was launched on April 19, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 30, 2023).

COSPAR 2013-015FNORAD 39135Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: BEESAT 3
Common name: SOMP
Other names: TUBSAT-10
International designator: 2013-015F
NORAD catalog number: 39135
GCAT identifier: S39135
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/682

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: BEESAT
Owner: TUB
Country: Germany
Builder: Technical University of Berlin
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: April 19, 2013 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record: 2013-015Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1A
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 554 km
Apogee: 580 km
Inclination: 64.88°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 30, 2023
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: December 2023

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

Bion-M No.1Biology · Roskosmos OSSI-1Technology · OSSI Dove-2Optical imaging · Cosmogia AIST 2Technology · SGAU BeeSat 3Space science · TU Dresden BeeSat 2Technology · TUB

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14152740 (CC0).