ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TanDEM-X
Launched
June 21, 2010 · 02:14 UTC
Image: DLR
Summary
TanDEM-X launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 21, 2010 at 02:14 UTC. It was ISC Kosmotras's 16th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,064th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Dnepr 1 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tandem-X, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 518 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РС-20 с КА TanDEM-X.Роскосмос ТВ
- Пуск РН РС-20 с КА TanDEM-X.Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 16th Dnepr 1 flight · 3rd this yearISC Kosmotras's 16th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,064th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tandem-X · NORAD 36605 · 2010-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-030A
- Epoch
- 2010-06-21 04:51:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20699603 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011015
- Inclination
- 97.4512°
- Ascending node
- 179.2734°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.9794°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.0206°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Tandem-X · NORAD 36605 · in orbit
Dnepr 16 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
TanDEM-X is a German radar satellite operated by DLR that flies in close formation with TerraSAR-X, using the pair as a single-pass interferometer to produce a global digital elevation model.
Pad
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12th launch from 109/95, 2nd this year · 1,343rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 21, 8:14 AM GMT+6, in daylight
12 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TanDEM-X launch?
TanDEM-X launched on June 21, 2010 at 02:14 UTC.
Where can I watch TanDEM-X?
Coverage: Пуск РС-20 с КА TanDEM-X.; Пуск РН РС-20 с КА TanDEM-X.. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TanDEM-X?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did TanDEM-X launch from?
109/95, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Jun 21, 8:14 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TanDEM-X reach?
Tandem-X, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 503 × 518 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did TanDEM-X launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).