TUBSAT B

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TUBSAT B is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 22970

Int'l Code: 1994-003B

Perigee: 1,191.9 km

Apogee: 1,214.9 km

Inclination: 82.6 °

Period: 109.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7574 km

RCS: 5.256 m² (large)

Launch date: January 25, 1994
Source: Germany (GER)
Launch site: PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (PKMTR)

TUBSAT-2, a German test spacecraft, was launched by a Cyclone booster from Plesetsk, into a 1221 x 1198 km orbit inclined at 82.6 degrees. The spacecraft carries meteorological and radiation budget instruments, and includes a second star sensor with 1m focal length, which also acts as a camera. Also included is a 3-kg three-axis reaction/momentum wheel. The TUBSAT microsatellites are designed and built at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB).

1 22970U 94003B   24138.80502455 -.00000066  00000-0 -20310-3 0  9996
2 22970  82.5617 263.8922 0015189 308.7546 205.9927 13.16989403456890

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC