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EXACTVIEW-1 (ADS-1B) (38709)
COSPAR: 2012-039C | Alt Name: exactView-1
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 22, 2012
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-FG
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
38709
International Designator
2012-039C
Epoch
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Apogee
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Inclination
98.98°
Right Ascension
302.87°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
120.69°
Period
101.05 min
Mean Motion
14.25 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
EXACTVIEW-1 (ADS-1B)
Alternative Name
exactView-1
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
EXEA
Country
Canada
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 38709U 12039C 26185.09254730 .00000152 00000-0 84605-4 0 9999
2 38709 98.9797 302.8662 0011838 120.6879 239.5468 14.24989763725115
Source: Celestrak
Summary
EXACTVIEW-1 (ADS-1B), also known as exactView-1, is a microsatellite manufactured by SSTLA and owned by EXEA. Launched on July 22, 2012, from the TYMSC launch site using a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, it has a configuration of Microsat-100 based on the SSTL-100 bus. The satellite measures 0.6 meters in length and diameter with a span of 0.9 meters. It weighs 95 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Equipped with an AIS-receiver, its mission is focused on traffic monitoring and communication for M2M/IoT applications. Its power system consists of a deployable fixed solar array, solar cells, and batteries. The satellite's shape is described as Box+1 pan, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.553 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.6
Diameter
0.6
Span
0.9
Dry Mass
95
Launch Mass
95
Shape
Box+ 1 pan
Radar Cross Section
0.553
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
ADS-1B
Purpose
Traffic monitoring, Communication M2M/IoT
Mission
Traffic monitoring, Communication M2M/IoT
Manufacturer
SSTLA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
SSTL-100
Configuration
Microsat-100
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
AIS-receiver
Power System
Deployable fixed solar array, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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