Satellites

Payload

CORIOLIS

OperationalPayloadLEO

CORIOLIS is a US Air Force/ US Navy/NASA payload satellite, launched on January 6, 2003 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 6, 2003 at 02:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan II SLV
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Coriolis

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
835 km
Periapsis
816 km
Inclination
98.71°
Orbital period
101.41 min

Spacecraft

Operator
US Air Force/ US Navy/NASA
Manufacturer
Spectrum Astro, Inc.
Users
Military
Launch mass
827 kg
Dry mass
395 kg
Power
1,174 W
Design lifetime
3 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-001A
NORAD catalog №
27640
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
5.0821 m²
Status
Operational