SCD-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Data collection and communication.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Data Collecting Satellite 1
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
09 Feb 1993
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
100 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
25 deg
Orbit Altitude
750 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

DCS - Data Collecting System Transponder

Mission Measurements

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