COMPASS-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

A remote sensing demonstration satellite for a team of students of an astronautical engineering course to gain experience on all aspects of spacecraft system engineering and operations and apply their learnings. Also involved faculty members

Mission Summary

Full Name
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
FH Aachen
Launch Date
28 Apr 2008
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EOL Date
01 Mar 2012
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.94 deg
Orbit Altitude
635 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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