DTUsat-1
| DTUsat-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technology testing satellite |
| Country: |
 Denmark
|
| Operator: | DTU |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2003-031C |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 1 kg |
| Begin: | June 30, 2003, 14:15 UTC |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk 133/3 |
| Launcher: | Rockot / Bris -KM |
| Status: | Out of service |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 101.3 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.7 ° |
| Apogee height : | 835.3 km |
| Perigee height : | 820.2 km |
DTUsat-1 is a pico satellite developed by students at Denmark's Technical University , which was to be used to train students and to test a 450 m long space tether . Communication with the satellite ( callsign OZ2DTU) should take place on the amateur radio frequency 437.475 MHz in the AX.25 operating mode with 2400 baud AFSK .
The satellite was launched on June 30, 2003 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . No signals could be received from him and the mission is considered to have failed.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: DTUSat (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ orbit data according to DTUSAT. n2yo, March 24, 2013, accessed March 25, 2013 .
- ↑ a b DTUsat-1. (No longer available online.) Technical University of Denmark, archived from the original on August 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 25, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
