ETRSS-1

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Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) 1
Mission typeEarth Observation
OperatorEthiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
COSPAR ID2019-093
SATCAT no.44884Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteetssti.org
Spacecraft properties
BOL mass65 kg (143 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date20 December 2019, 03:22 (2019-12-20UTC03:22Z) UTC
RocketLong March 4B
Launch siteTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Deployment dateDecember 2019
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth
 

ETRSS-1 is the first satellite launched by Ethiopia. It is an Earth Observation Satellite.[1] After launch the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute spent several months calibrating and testing it. Photos were released in February 2020.[2]

Specifications

  • Application: Earth Observation
  • Spatial resolution: 13.7 METERS
  • Number of bands: 4
  • Revisit time: 4 days
  • Height from the earth: 700 kilometers
  • Orbit type: low orbit
  • Operator: Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)
  • Weight/mass: 64 kg
  • Power: Solar arrays, batteries

References

  1. ^ "Etrss 1".
  2. ^ "New Images from ETRSS-1". etssti.org. 2020-02-20. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.