Objectives and Applications
A satellite to demonstrate a number of UK developed payloads. SGR-ReSI payload demonstrates GNSS Reflectometry for ocean winds and other applications
Full Name
TechDemoSat-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
08 Jul 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 May 2019
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.36 deg
Orbit Altitude
625 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00 - drifting
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SGR-ReSI - Space GNSS Receiver - Remote Sensing Instrument |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Soil moisture | SGR-ReSI |
| Ocean | Ocean surface winds | SGR-ReSI |
| Ocean wave height and spectrum | SGR-ReSI |
| Snow & Ice | Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | SGR-ReSI |
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