Payload (satellite)
NEOSSAT
OperationalLEO
Canada
CanadaNEOSSAT is a satellite launched 2013-02-25 by Canada.
About
The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is a Canadian microsatellite using a 15-cm aperture f/5.88 Maksutov telescope, with 3-axis stabilisation giving a pointing stability of ~2 arcseconds in a ~100 second exposure. It is funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), and searches for interior-to-Earth-orbit (IEO) asteroids, at between 45 and 55 degree solar elongation and +40 to -40 degrees ecliptic latitude.
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 ID39089
International designator2013-009D
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerCanada
Launch date2013-02-25
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period100.3 min
Inclination98.42°
Apogee779 km
Perigee765 km