Overview
Most civil satellites are launched for the purpose of technology development (45.9%).Most civil satellites are launched for the purpose of technology development (45.9%).Majority of these satellites are LEO satellites, with around 143 (97.9%) launched so far.
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Satellite Mass
Highlights on some of the civil satellites:
Operated by Technical University Berlin of Germany, S-Net-1 is a civil satellite launched for the purpose of technology development.
Constructed by Technical University Berlin (Germany), it was launched into space on 31 January 2018 using Soyuz-2.1a as the launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome. S-Net-1 orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
Designated with COSPAR ID 2018-014G and NORAD ID 43186, S-Net-1 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 1 years. It has a launch mass of 9 kg.
Taking 96 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 572km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 588km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.15E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Finland into space at 5 kg
A civil satellite, Aalto-1 is operated by Aalto University of Finland for the purpose of technology development.
Constructed by Aalto University (Finland), it was launched into space using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 23 June 2017. Aalto-1 orbits around the Earth as a LEO satellite.
Aalto-1 has a launch mass of 5 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 2 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2017-036L and NORAD ID 42775.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.45E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 497km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 517km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth.
With generated usable power of 5 watts, Aalto-1 orbits at an inclination of 97 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Third heaviest satellite launched by Technical University Berlin into space at 12 kg
Designed for space science, SALSAT is a civil satellite operated by Technical University Berlin (Germany).
Delivered via Soyuz-2.1b (launch vehicle) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, it was launched into space on 28 September 2020 and orbits the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite. SALSAT was constructed by Technical University Berlin (Germany).
SALSAT has a launch mass of 12 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2020-068K and NORAD ID 46495.
Taking 96 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 546km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 568km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.59E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Operated by National University of Singapore of Singapore, SpooQy-1 is a civil satellite launched for the purpose of space science.
Delivered via Japanese Experiment Module (launch vehicle) from International Space Station, it was launched into space on 17 June 2019 and orbits the Earth as a non-polar inclined LEO satellite. SpooQy-1 was constructed by National University of Singapore, Center for Quantum Technologies (Singapore).
SpooQy-1 has a launch mass of 4 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 1998-067QH and NORAD ID 44332.
Taking 93 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 405km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 415km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 7.37E-04 and it orbits at an inclination of 52 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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By Launch Vehicle: Cape Canaveral | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Guiana Space Center | International Space Station | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Taiyuan Launch Center | Vandenberg AFB | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | Boeing Satellite Systems | Airbus Defense and Space | EADS Astrium | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | Space Systems/Loral | Surrey Satellite Technology | Technical University Berlin | Thales Alenia Space
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