Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | USEF |
COSPAR ID | 2003-050A |
SATCAT no. | 28060 |
Website | USEF - Project SERVIS |
Mission duration | 2 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
Launch mass | 840 kilograms (1,850 lb) |
Dimensions | 2.5 by 10.2 metres (8.2 by 33.5 ft) |
Power | 1,300 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 30 October 2003, 13:43:42[1] | UTC
Rocket | Rokot/Briz-KM |
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/3 |
Contractor | Eurockot |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 984 kilometres (611 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 1,015 kilometres (631 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 99.5 degrees[2] |
SERVIS-1, or Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System 1, is a Japanese satellite designed for testing the performance of commercial off-the-shelf products in the space environment. It has a mass of about 840 kg, and was launched on 30 October 2003 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by Eurockot, who used a Rokot rocket with a Briz-KM upper stage. The satellite was active for two years.[3] A second satellite, SERVIS-2, was launched in 2010.