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Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
July 15, 2004 at 10:01 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7920-10L →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Aura
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
690 km
Periapsis
688 km
Inclination
98.34°
Orbital period
98.54 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Goddard Space Flight Center/EOS Data and Operations System
Manufacturer
TRW
Users
Government
Launch mass
2,967 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2004-026A
NORAD catalog №
28376
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
9.4421 m²
Status
Operational