ETRSS-1 is the first satellite launched by Ethiopia. It is an Earth Observation Satellite.[1] After launch the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute spent several months calibrating and testing it. Photos were released in February 2020.[2]

Specifications

  • Application: Earth Observation
  • Spatial resolution: 13.7 METERS
  • Number of bands: 4
  • Revisit time: 4 days
  • Height from the earth: 700 kilometers
  • Orbit type: low orbit
  • Operator: Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)
  • Weight/mass: 64 kg
  • Power: Solar arrays, batteries

References

  1. ^ "Etrss 1".
  2. ^ "New Images from ETRSS-1". etssti.org. 2020-02-20. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.