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SSTL-150
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German civilian surveillance satellite. Surrey satellite bus, notably used for the RapidEye constellation of five environmental monitoring satellites. Mass of 152 kg including 12 kg of propellant.
 AKA: Beijing;CFESat;Choma;Choros;RapidEye;Tachys;TDS;Topsat;Trochia;Tsinghua.  Status: Operational 2005.  First Launch: 2005-10-27.  Last Launch: 2014-07-08.  Number:  11 . Gross mass: 152 kg (335 lb). 
More at: SSTL-150. 
Subtopics
 | TopSat 1 Earth Observation satellite built by QinetiQ (prime), SSTL (bus) for MoD, BNSC, UK. Launched 2005. Used the SSTL-150 bus. | 
 | CFESat The Cibola Flight Experiment satellites carried eight new technologies for space flight validation, including a new power supply, inflatable antennas, deployable booms, a new type of separation system. Used the [SSTL-150] bus. | 
 | RapidEye 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Earth observing satellite built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) (Prime), SSTL (Bus) for RapidEye => BlackBridge => Planet Labs, Germany. Launched 2008. Used the SSTL-150. Launched 2008. | 
 | Kazeosat Kazakh medium resolution imaging satellite; had an imager with 6.5 meter resolution and a 77 km swath width. Used SSTL-150 bus. | 
 | OTB Technology satellite for SSTL, UK.  Used the SSTL-150 bus. | 
Family: 
Civilian surveillance satellite, 
Surveillance, 
Technology. 
Country: 
Germany. 
Launch Vehicles: 
R-7, 
R-14, 
Kosmos 11K65M, 
R-36M 15A14, 
PSLV, 
Dnepr, 
Atlas V, 
Atlas V 401, 
Soyuz-2-1B. 
Launch Sites: 
Baikonur, 
Baikonur LC31, 
Vandenberg SLC3E, 
Cape Canaveral LC41, 
Plesetsk LC132/1, 
Baikonur LC109. 
Agency: 
Surrey. 
Bibliography: 
13196, 
13197, 
13198. 
Photo Gallery
  | CFESat Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
  | China-DMC+4 Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
  | Kazeosat 2 Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
  | Tachys Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
  | TDS 1 Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
  | Beijing-1 Credit: Manufacturer Image | 
2005 October 27 - . 
06:52 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Plesetsk. 
Launch Complex: 
Plesetsk LC132/1. 
LV Family: 
R-14. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kosmos 11K65M. 
- Topsat - . 
 Payload: Heavily modified Surrey MicroSat-100. Mass: 108 kg (238 lb). Nation: UK. 
Agency: Qinetiq. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  28891 .  COSPAR: 2005-043B. Apogee: 707 km (439 mi). Perigee: 682 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Delayed from May 18, mid-July, August 25, September 27 and 30, 2005. UK military surveillance research satellite.. 
 
2007 March 9 - . 
03:10 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Cape Canaveral. 
Launch Complex: 
Cape Canaveral LC41. 
 
Launch Pad: SLC41. 
LV Family: 
Atlas V. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Atlas V 401. 
- CFESat - . 
 Payload: Heavily modified Surrey MicroSat-100. Mass: 159 kg (350 lb). Nation: USA. 
Agency: Los Alamos. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Technology. 
 Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  30777 .  COSPAR: 2007-006F. Apogee: 563 km (349 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 95.90 min. 
The Cibola Flight Experiment satellites carried eight new technologies for space flight validation, including a new power supply, inflatable antennas, deployable booms, a new type of launch-vehicle separation system, and a high-density pack of AA lithium-ion batteries. Cibola's on-board field programmable gate array supercomputer processed data onboard, then beamed only the results rather than the raw data to the ground. The Cibola also had a science mission: the study of lightning, ionospheric disturbances, and other sources of radio frequency (RF) atmospheric noise.
 
2008 August 29 - . 
07:16 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Baikonur. 
Launch Complex: 
Baikonur LC109. 
 
Launch Pad: LC109/95. 
LV Family: 
R-36M. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Dnepr. 
- Tachys - . 
 Payload: RapidEye 1. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Makeyev bureau. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  33312 .  COSPAR: 2008-040A. Apogee: 632 km (392 mi). Perigee: 606 km (376 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.10 min. 
RapidEye AG of Brandenberg paid for launch of a constellation of five environmental monitoring satellites in a single launch, each with a mass of 152 kg including 12 kg of propellant. The satellites had an optical resolution of 6 meters, and were designed to provide on-demand images for agricultural storm damage assessment and support of emergency services.
 
- Mati - . 
 Payload: RapidEye 2. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Makeyev bureau. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  33313 .  COSPAR: 2008-040B. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 624 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min. 
 
- Choma - . 
 Payload: RapidEye 3. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Makeyev bureau. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  33314 .  COSPAR: 2008-040C. Apogee: 631 km (392 mi). Perigee: 598 km (371 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.00 min. 
 
- Choros - . 
 Payload: RapidEye 4. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Makeyev bureau. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  33315 .  COSPAR: 2008-040D. Apogee: 639 km (397 mi). Perigee: 620 km (380 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.30 min. 
 
- Trochia - . 
 Payload: RapidEye 5. Mass: 152 kg (335 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Makeyev bureau. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Civilian surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  33316 .  COSPAR: 2008-040E. Apogee: 647 km (402 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.40 min. 
 
2013 February 25 - . 
12:31 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Vandenberg. 
Launch Complex: 
Vandenberg SLC3E. 
Launch Vehicle: 
PSLV. 
- Sapphire - . 
Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: Canada. 
Agency: DND. 
Manufacturer: Surrey. 
Class: Surveillance. 
 Type: Orbital object tracking satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  39088 .  COSPAR: 2013-009C. Apogee: 787 km (489 mi). Perigee: 772 km (479 mi). Inclination: 98.63 deg. Period: 100.44 min. Canadian Forces satellite for space object surveillance and missile early warning, based with a 0.15m visible-light telescope.. 
 
2014 June 19 - . 
19:11 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Dombarovskiy. 
 
Launch Pad: Sh370/13. 
LV Family: 
R-36M. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Dnepr. 
- Kazeosat 2 - . 
Mass: 177 kg (390 lb). Nation: Kazakhstan. 
Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  40010 .  COSPAR: 2014-033A. Apogee: 637 km (395 mi). Perigee: 610 km (370 mi). Inclination: 97.98 deg. Period: 97.18 min. Kazakh medium resolution imaging satellite; had an imager with 6.5 metre resolution and a 77 km swath width.. 
 
2014 July 8 - . 
15:58 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Baikonur. 
Launch Complex: 
Baikonur LC31. 
LV Family: 
R-7. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Soyuz-2-1B. 
- TDS 1 - . 
Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Nation: UK. 
Spacecraft: SSTL-150. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  40076 .  COSPAR: 2014-037H. Apogee: 633 km (393 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.39 deg. Period: 97.27 min. TechDemoSat-1 by Surrey Satellite Technology carrying technology payloads from various UK universities.. 
 
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