ETRSS-1

{{short description|Ethiopian satellite}}

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| mission_type = Earth Observation

| operator = Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute

| COSPAR_ID = 2019-093

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| launch_date = {{start-date|20 December 2019, 03:22|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Long March 4B

| launch_site = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

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| deployment_date = December 2019

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ETRSS-1 is the first satellite launched by Ethiopia. It is an Earth Observation Satellite.{{Cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/etrss-1.htm|title = Etrss 1}} After launch the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute spent several months calibrating and testing it. Photos were released in February 2020.{{cite web |url=https://etssti.org/new-images-from-etrss-1/ |date=2020-02-20 |title=New Images from ETRSS-1 |website=etssti.org |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808004602/https://etssti.org/new-images-from-etrss-1/ |archive-date=2020-08-08}}

Specifications

  • Application: Earth Observation
  • Spatial resolution: 13.7 METERS
  • Number of bands: 4
  • Revisit time: 4 days
  • Height from the earth: 700 kilometers
  • Orbit type: low orbit
  • Operator: Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)
  • Weight/mass: 64 kg
  • Power: Solar arrays, batteries

References