ETRSS-1

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]

Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS) 1

Mission type	Earth Observation
Operator	Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute
COSPAR ID	2019-093
SATCAT no.	44884
Website	etssti.org[usurped]
Spacecraft properties
BOL mass	65 kg (143 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	20 December 2019, 03:22 (2019-12-20UTC03:22Z) UTC
Rocket	Long March 4B
Launch site	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Deployment date	December 2019
Orbital parameters
Regime	Low Earth

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