Objectives and Applications
The objective is to develop and test a minisatellite bus, along with a new star sensor in a three-axis attitude control subsystem, to demonstrate the performance of new science instruments, and to deploy a newly developed DCS (Data Collection System).
Full Name
Science and Technology Satellite-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
SI
Launch Date
27 Sep 2003
Mission Links
EOL Date
15 Oct 2005
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
686 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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