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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FedSat
-
Full Name
Federation Satellite
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
CSIRO
, CRCSS
Launch Date
14 Dec 2002
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
14 Dec 2005
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
27598
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2002-056B
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
803 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Communications, data relay, near Earth environment, upper atmospheric physics, meteorology.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Gravity and Magnetic Fields
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements
Fluxgate magnetometer
Mission Instruments
Communications payload (Ka and UHF band) - Communications payload (Ka and UHF band)
Fluxgate magnetometer - Fluxgate magnetometer
GPS receiver - GPS receiver
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