TET-1
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(July 2012) |
 TET-1 undergoing testing | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | DLR |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-039D |
| SATCATno. | 38710 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Kayser-Threde GmbH |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 July 2012, 06:41UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 17 November 2022 |
| Decay date | 18 November 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
TET-1(German:Technologieerprobungsträger 1,Technology Experiment Carrier) was amicrosatelliteoperated by theGerman Space Operations Centerof theGerman Aerospace Center.It was the centre of the OOV (On Orbit Verification) Program, initiated to offer on-orbit verification possibilities to the German industrial and scientific aerospace community.[2]TET was based on thesatellite busused for theBIRDsatellite, which was launched in 2001.[3]
The main contractor for Phase A (feasibility) wasIABG.The final contract for Phases B, C, and D (definition/qualification, and production) and start was given toKayser-Threde GmbH,a medium-sized aerospace company based inMunichbelonging to the GermanOHB-Systemgroup. The environmental qualification was successfully conducted in the IABG space simulation centre in Munich.
TET-1 was carried to orbit as a secondary payload on aSoyuz-FG/Fregatcarrier rocket which was launched from theBaikonur Cosmodromeon 22 July 2012.[1]The primary payload of the launch was theKanopus-V1satellite, with theBelKA-2,Zond-PPandexactView-1satellites also flying on the same rocket.
After 10 years in orbit, the TET-1 satellite re-entered into the atmosphere on 18 November 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abBergin, Chris (22 July 2012)."Russian Soyuz-FG successfully launches five satellites".NASASpaceflight.Retrieved22 July2012.
- ^"Das On-Orbit-Verifikations-Programm"[The On-Orbit-Verification-Program].DLR Portal(in German).DLR.Retrieved2022-11-24.
- ^"In-Orbit Verification".OHB.OHB-System AG.Retrieved2022-11-23.
- ^"Abschied vom Technologie-Erprobungsträger (TET-1)"[Farewell to the technology test vehicle (TET-1)].DLR Portal(in German).DLR.2022-11-21.Retrieved2022-11-23.
