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IRIS

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Launch

Launch date
June 28, 2013 at 02:27 AM UTC
Launch site
WRAS
Launched by
Pegasus XL →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
628 km
Periapsis
594 km
Inclination
97.93°
Orbital period
96.91 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
Users
Government
Launch mass
236 kg
Dry mass
678 kg
Power
50 W
Design lifetime
2 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-033A
NORAD catalog №
39197
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.318 m²
Status
Operational