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| COSPAR ID | 1997-066C |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 25025  |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 30, 1997 13:43 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5G |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Center, ELA-3 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Inclination | 7.6° |
| Period | 467.7 min |
The Young Engineers' Satellite (YES, also known as Teamsat) [1] was a Dutch satellite built by Delta-Utec SRC. [2]
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The project was proposed in October 1996 at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) meeting in Beijing. Approximately one year later, on 30 October 1997, the Young Engineers' Satellite was launched from the Guiana Space Center aboard the second Ariane 5 rocket.
The satellite was built in six months by forty engineers and students from ten different countries as well as several experienced ESA specialists. The construction phase took place at the Erasmus High Bay at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk.
Several experiments were on board the satellites; a GPS receiver, a webcam attached to a custom-built on-board computer, and a tether experiment. [3] However, the tether experiment could not be carried out due to a change in orbit shortly before launch, implemented to avoid endangering other satellites in Geostationary transfer orbit. [4] [5]
