CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - BEOSAT -
Full Name Braunschweig's Earth Observation Satellite Status Cancelled
Mission Agencies Technical University of Braunschweig Launch Date 30 Jun 2008
Mission Links EOL Date 30 Jun 2010
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination 98 deg
Orbit Altitude 650 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 10:00 Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications The objectives are to analyze gases in Earth's atmosphere and to detect the distribution of space debris in a 600-650 km sun-synchronous orbit. Other possible monitoring functions of BEOSAT are the detection of environmental pollution and the detection of light pollution to find new possible sites for Earth-based telescope locations that are not disturbed by the lights of nearby civilization.
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