Subscribe with SteadyTDO 1
TDO (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) is a series of USAF SMC missions to test technologies on orbit. It is a 12U CubeSat.
TDO 1 flew as a secondary payload on the aft bulkhead carrier (ABC) of the Atlas-5(551)đ rocket launching AEHF 5. The mission was to test orbital debris tracking technologies. It was seperated before the main payload.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Calibration |
| Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) SMC |
| Contractors: | Parsons ? |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (12U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
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| Orbit: | 208 km × 35264 km, 26.17° (#1); 200 km × 35459 km, 26.50° (#2) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDO 1 (EZ 1) | 2019-051B | 08.08.2019 | CC SLC-41 | Atlas-5(551)đ | with AEHF 5 |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Further TDO missions:
