TSAT
| TSAT | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Research satellite |
| Country: |
 United States / Chile
|
| Operator: | Taylor University / Universidad de Chile |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2014-022C |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 2 kg |
| Begin: | April 18, 2014, 19:25 UTC |
| Starting place: | Cape Canaveral LC-40 |
| Launcher: | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Flight duration: | 40 days |
| Status: | Burned up on May 28, 2014 |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 51.65 ° |
| Apogee height : | 332 km |
| Perigee height : | 301 km |
TSAT (also Taylor Satellite ) was a research satellite .
Structure and Mission
It was a 2U (two units) Cubesat . TSAT was developed by a partner project of Taylor University and the Universidad de Chile . The launch took place on April 18, 2014 on board a Falcon 9 v1.1 as a secondary payload of the Dragon -CRS-3 mission from the LC-40 of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station . It was placed in a 301 km × 332 km high orbit with a 51.65 ° orbit inclination .
payload
The satellite was equipped with a Langmuir probe , a particle sensor and a magnetometer . He was supposed to study the behavior of the plasma and the ionosphere .
Individual evidence
- ↑ OBJECT C - Satellite Information. heavens above, December 7, 2014, accessed December 7, 2014 .
- ^ Gunter Krebs: TSAT (TestSat-Lite). Gunter's Space Page, November 14, 2014, accessed December 7, 2014 .
- ↑ William Graham: SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches CRS-3 Dragon. NASASpaceFlight, April 18, 2014, accessed December 7, 2014 .