Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) yesterday announced the successful launch of its TechDemoSat-1 satellite, an in-orbit technology demonstration mission for innovative new spacecraft equipment and software.
The spacecraft was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan into a 635km sun-synchronous orbit on board a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle on July 8. The ground station at Harwell, south of Oxford, established contact with TechDemoSat-1 on its first pass. It is the first satellite to be operated from the new facility at Harwell. Universities and…
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