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PRISMA (TANGO) (36827)
COSPAR: 2010-028F | Alt Name: PRISMA-Tango
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 15, 2010
Launch Site
DLS
Launch Pad
Sh370/13
Launch Vehicle
Dnepr
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
36827
International Designator
2010-028F
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:50:04 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
98.43°
Right Ascension
35.79°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
179.17°
Period
99.67 min
Mean Motion
14.45 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
PRISMA (TANGO)
Alternative Name
PRISMA-Tango
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
SSC
Country
Sweden
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 36827U 10028F 26185.03477262 .00000370 00000-0 11814-3 0 9998
2 36827 98.4314 35.7873 0041040 179.1728 180.9538 14.44832822705323
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The PRISMA (TANGO) satellite, also known as PRISMA-Tango, is a technology demonstration spacecraft with the OBJECT_ID 2010-028F and NORAD_CAT_ID 36827. It was launched on June 15, 2010, from the DLS launch site using a Dnepr launch vehicle from the Sh370/13 pad. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length with a diameter and span of 0.8 meters each. It weighs 40 kilograms both at launch and dry mass-wise, indicating no fuel was used post-launch. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays for power generation along with batteries, it operates in space to conduct technology-related missions. The satellite is manufactured by SSC and owned by the same entity. Launched under the mission of technology demonstration, PRISMA (TANGO) reached a stable orbit on August 11, 2010.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
40
Launch Mass
40
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.4155
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Prisma TARGET
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
SSC
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Prisma
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries (#Main); solar cells, batteries (#Target)
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
Start Azimuth
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