TechDemoSat-1

European technology demonstration satellite. TechDemoSat-1 was launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-037HNORAD 40076United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: TDS-1
Common name: TechDemoSat-1
Payload designation: TechDemoSat-1
International designator: 2014-037H
NORAD catalog number: 40076
GCAT identifier: S40076
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/732

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: SSTL
Owner: UK TSB
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus): SSTL-150

Launch

Date: July 8, 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Launch record: 2014-037Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1B
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 625 km
Apogee: 635 km
Inclination: 98.41°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Mar 22, 2019
End of operations: Mar 22, 2019

Size

Mass: 157 kg
Dry mass: 157 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

Meteor-M No.2-1Meteorology · Rosgidromet MKA PN2Space science · Lavochkin DX 1Technology · Dauria UKube 1Technology · UKSA AISSAT 2Communications · NSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q136668542 (CC0).