STRV 1C

United Kingdom

Spacecraft nº:

UK spacecraft nº: 31

Launch data:

Designation	26610 / 00072BC
Launch date	16 Nov 2000 - 01:07:07 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-3
Launch vehicle	Ariane-5G (V135 / 507)
Mission	Military: technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	680/39789 km
Inclination	6.4&grad;
Period	708 min

Will perform accelerated life testing of new components and materials in the high radiation environment of GTO (Space Radiation Electronics Testbed, 1-year experiment).

Mass approx 95 kg

End of life:

Out of service	Dec 2000
Cause	Design error led to failure
Decay

Ref: #7, #15 - update: 26.10.04