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 TET-1 undergoing testing | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | DLR |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-039D |
| SATCATno. | 38710 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Kayser-Threde GmbH |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 July 2012, 06:41 (2012-07-22UTC06:41Z) UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 17 November 2022 |
| Decay date | 18 November 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
TET-1 (German:Technologieerprobungsträger 1,Technology Experiment Carrier) was amicrosatellite operated by theGerman Space Operations Center of theGerman Aerospace Center. It was the centre of the OOV (On Orbit Verification) Program, initiated to offer on-orbit verification possibilities to the German industrial and scientific aerospace community.[2] TET was based on thesatellite bus used for theBIRD satellite, which was launched in 2001.[3]
The main contractor for Phase A (feasibility) wasIABG. The final contract for Phases B, C, and D (definition/qualification, and production) and start was given toKayser-Threde GmbH, a medium-sized aerospace company based inMunich belonging to the GermanOHB-System group. The environmental qualification was successfully conducted in the IABG space simulation centre in Munich.
TET-1 was carried to orbit as a secondary payload on aSoyuz-FG/Fregat carrier rocket which was launched from theBaikonur Cosmodrome on 22 July 2012.[1] The primary payload of the launch was theKanopus-V1 satellite, with theBelKA-2,Zond-PP andexactView-1 satellites also flying on the same rocket.
After 10 years in orbit, the TET-1 satellite re-entered into the atmosphere on 18 November 2022.[4]
