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TET-1

Microsatellite operated by the German Aerospace Center. TET-1 was launched on July 22, 2012 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 21, 2022).

COSPAR 2012-039DNORAD 38710Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
TET-1
International designator
2012-039D
NORAD catalog number
38710
GCAT identifier
S38710
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/657

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
DLR Micro
Owner
DLR
Country
Germany
Builder
Astro-und-Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH (Astrofein Technik)
Platform (bus)
TET-X

Launch

Date
July 22, 2012 · 06:41 UTC
Launch record
2012-039Success
Rocket
Soyuz-FG
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
503 km
Apogee
509 km
Inclination
97.49°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 21, 2022
Last known active
Nov 18, 2022
End of operations
Sep 30, 2019

Size

Mass
117 kg
Dry mass
117 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q884905 (CC0).