BIROS (FireBird 2)

Germany

Int. spacecraft nº:

Germany spacecraft nº: 73

BIROS= Berlin InfraRed Optical System

Launch data:

Designation	41604 / 16040F
Launch date	22 June 2016 - 03:55 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, SLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Government: Earth observation (Fire detection)
LEO, Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	500 x 517 km
Eccentricity	1,24E-03
Inclination	97.5 °
Period	94.7 min

Launched together with: Catosat 2C - SkySat C1 - M3MSat - LAPAN A3 - GHGSat-D - Flock-2p 1-12 - SathyabamaSat - Swayam - BeeSat 4 -

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Kayser-Threde GmbH (prime); Astrofein (bus)
Platform	TET-X bus
Operator	German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Mass at launch	130 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	FireBird, OSIRIS, AVANTI
Solar array
Dowlink (MHz)	437.525
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	4800bps GMSK
Stabilization
Propulsion	2 × 0.1 N cold gas thusters
DC power	2 deployable fixed solar arrays
Design lifetime	3-5 yrs

BIROS

Description:

BIROS is an improved version of the TET 1 satellite, with which it shares the FireBird sensor complement. The satellite is based on the TET-X bus, which is an improved version of the TET-1 bus.
BIROS is part of DLR's FireBird constellation, which consists of two spacecraft, TET-1 and BIROS.

Mission details:

Deployement see: Catosat 2C
BIROS carry also the BEESAT-4 cubesat, which will be ejected later.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR727), #14, #226, #228 - update: 23.04.17