TanDEM X

TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement

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General

Designation	36605 / 10030A
Launch date	21 Jun 2010
Country of origin	Germany
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	515 km sun-synchronous
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.8 min (11 days repeat)
Launch vehicle	Dnepr #16

Launch initially planned in 2009.

Will fly with TerraSAR during 2/3 years at 200 m distance. Technically similar.

Result of a partnership between DLR and Astrium. Financed by a public-private partnership, with DLR contributing 56 million EUR and Astrium investing 26 million EUR; 3 million EUR is expected to be generated through resale of excess payload capacity on the satellites. Worth 85 million EUR.
In 2010, the cost of the entire mission is estimated at EUR 165 million.

Infoterra, an Astrium subsidiary, will market the data.

To create a global digital elevation model with unprecedented accuracy. 1 m resolution in spotlight mode.

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Astrium
Platform
Mass at launch	1300 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	5.5 years

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