TechEdSat 1

American experimental satellite. TechEdSat 1 was launched on July 21, 2012 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 5, 2013).

COSPAR 1998-067CQNORAD 38854United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: TechEdSat-1
Common name: TechEdSat 1
Payload designation: TES-1
International designator: 1998-067CQ
NORAD catalog number: 38854
GCAT identifier: S38854
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/713

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: TES
Owner: ARC
Country: United States
Builder: San Jose State University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: July 21, 2012 · 02:06 UTC
Launch record: 2012-038Success
Rocket: H-IIB
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 402 km
Apogee: 422 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 5, 2013
Last known active: May 5, 2013
End of operations: May 5, 2013

Size

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

Launched together

Kounotori 3Human spaceflight · JAXA RaikoTechnology · Wakayama NiwakaTechnology · Fukuoka F-1Technology · FPT University We-WishTechnology · Meisei Electric

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1383373 (CC0).