TSAT (39682)

COSPAR: 2014-022C | Alt Name: TSAT
DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 18, 2014

Launch Pad

LC40

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39682

International Designator

2014-022C

Decay Date

5/28/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

TSAT

Alternative Name

TSAT

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

TAYLU

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary
TSAT is a CubeSat (2U) satellite launched on April 18, 2014, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 by the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft was manufactured by TAYLU and has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 0.1 meters in diameter, and a span of 0.2 meters, with a dry mass of 2 kilograms. It is owned by TAYLU and its mission focuses on technology purposes. The satellite's power system includes solar cells and batteries. TSAT carries the payload named TestSat-Lite for technological testing and has a box shape with a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.0834.
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.2

Dry Mass

2

Launch Mass

2

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

0.0834

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

TestSat-Lite

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

TAYLU

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 2U

Configuration

CubeSat (2U)

Motor

None

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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