OTB-1 (Orbital Test Bed 1): Know Everything About OTB-1
Name | Description |
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Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | OTB-1 (Orbital Test Bed 1) |
Current Official Name of Satellite | OTB-1 |
Country/Org of UN Registry | USA |
Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
Operator/Owner | General Atomics – Electromagnetic Systems Group |
Users | Commercial |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Detailed Purpose | |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
Perigee (km) | 706 |
Apogee (km) | 723 |
Eccentricity | 1.20E-03 |
Inclination (degrees) | 24 |
Period (minutes) | 99 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 138 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | |
Power (watts) | |
Date of Launch | 25-06-2019 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 25 |
Contractor | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. |
Country of Contractor | UK |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon Heavy |
COSPAR Number | 2019-036C |
NORAD Number | 44341 |