NEOSsat

Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite

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General

Designation	39089 / 13009D
Launch date	25 Feb 2013
Country of origin	Canada
Mission	Astronomy
Perigee/Apogee	785 km sun-synchronous
Inclination	98.6°
Period	100 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #23

Originally planned for launch in 2010.

World's first space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites. The spacecraft will provide a significant improvement in surveillance of asteroids that pose a collision hazard with Earth, and technologies for tracking satellites in orbit.
Has a 0.15m telescope.

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External resources

http://www.neossat.ca/http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/neossat/
sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Dynacon Inc
Platform	Multi-Mission Microsatellite Bus
Mass at launch	74 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

NEOSSat is the first follow up mission to the Most spacecraft, a satellite designed to measure the age of stars in our galaxy.

The HEOSS project will demonstrate how a microsatellite could contribute to the Space Surveillance Network (SSN). NEOSSat will offer continuous tracking opportunities and the ability to track satellites in a wide variety of orbit locations.

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