DTUSat 2

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Denmark spacecraft nº: 7

Launch data: Designation  40030 / 14033W Launch date  19 June 2014 - 19:11 UT Launch site  Dombarovsky, LC-370/13 Launch vehicle  Dnepr Mission  Technology, education Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  609 x 628 km Eccentricity   Inclination   98.0° Period  96.9 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• DTUSat 2 (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Satellite 2) is a Danish 1U CubeSat to demonstrate the tracking of birds from space.
• The GPPL (Ground Primary Payload) tracking system was developed by students and educators at DTU Space. It comprises as a ground segment a miniature radio-transmitter to be mounted on the carrier birds, prior to the migration, and as the space component the DTUSat-2 satellite carrying a purpose-built receiver system to complement the bird transmitters. The system provides GPS position data for individual bird compact transmitters (< 5 g) and hence yield unparalleled accuracy as compared to other systems.

Mission details:

• On Jun 19, 2014 launch of a Dnepr rocket from the Yasniy missile base put a record 38 payloads in sun-synchronous orbits ranging from 550 to 610 km at perigee and 620 to 715 km at apogee.
• DTUSAT-2 is payload for relaying data from transmitters attached to migrating birds. The 1U cubesat is from DTU in Copenhagen.

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