TDS 1

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TDS 1 is classified as:

CubeSats

NORAD ID: 40076

Int'l Code: 2014-037H

Perigee: 628.2 km

Apogee: 635.6 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 97.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7002 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: July 8, 2014
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

TDS 1 also known as TechDemoSat 1, will measure sea state by measuring radio waves reflected off the ocean surface. Another suite of sensors will monitor conditions around the satellite, such as radiation levels and other particles, for space weather research. The dishwasher-sized TDS 1 satellite carries a compact atmospheric sounding instrument that could lead to lower-cost meteorological and Earth observation missions, and the British craft will be removed from orbit at the end of its three-year mission by a "de-orbit sail" designed to help mitigate risks from space debris.

1 40076U 14037H   18317.12332851 -.00000001  00000-0  73462-5 0  9996
2 40076  98.3882  95.1364 0005236 216.4256 143.6595 14.81443437235111

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC