TDS 1

Track TDS 1 now!
10-day predictions
TDS 1 is classified as:

CubeSats

NORAD ID: 40076

Int'l Code: 2014-037H

Perigee: 618.6 km

Apogee: 627.2 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6993 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   19325.79715858 -.00000086 +00000-0 -31017-5 0  9995
2 40076 098.4344 128.6081 0006163 206.5981 153.4922 14.84314358290518

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC