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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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