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Ethiopian satellite

Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) 1
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Earth Observation
Operator	Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
COSPAR ID	2019-093
SATCAT no.	44884
Website	etssti.org


BOL mass	65 kg (143 lb)


Start of mission
Launch date	20 December 2019, 03:22 (2019-12-20UTC03:22Z) UTC
Rocket	Long March 4B
Launch site	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Deployment date	December 2019


Orbital parameters
Regime	Low Earth

ETRSS-1 is the first satellite launched by Ethiopia. It is an Earth Observation Satellite. After launch the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute spent several months calibrating and testing it. Photos were released in February 2020.

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

"Etrss 1".
"New Images from ETRSS-1". etssti.org. 2020-02-20. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.

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