TDS 1

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TDS 1 is classified as:

CubeSats

NORAD ID: 40076

Int'l Code: 2014-037H

Perigee: 617.8 km

Apogee: 626.0 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6992 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   21023.49297677  .00000277  00000-0  39951-4 0  9998
2 40076  98.4452 222.4631 0005844 277.0030  83.0518 14.84631758354106

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC