Payload (satellite)
TANDEM-X
TANDEM-X is a satellite launched 2010-06-21 by Germany.
About
TanDEM-X is a German twin satellite mission using interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR). It is developed in a public-private partnership between the German Aerospace centre (DLR) and EADS Astrium. It consists of the original TerraSAR-X satellite (TSX) and an identical spacecraft (TDX) in formation flying, with typical distances between 250 and 500 m. The two satellite constellation allowed the generation of the WorldDEM global digital elevation models starting in 2014.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID36605
International designator2010-030A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerGermany
Launch date2010-06-21
Launch siteBaikonur, Kazakhstan
Orbital period94.8 min
Inclination97.45°
Apogee510 km
Perigee507 km