25509 - SEDSAT 1

SEDSAT 1 (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) is an American mini-spacecraft that was launched by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral. It will obtain images of the Earth and distribute them through the Web from the University of Alabama. It will also serve as a relay for amateur radio communications. Initial orbital parameters were period 101 min, apogee 1,079 km, perigee 547 km, inclination 31.4 deg.

Alternate Names

OSCAR 33

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1998-10-24
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7326
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 36.0 kg