Satellites

Payload

RAVAN

OperationalPayloadLEO

RAVAN is a Applied Physics Laboratory/NASA payload satellite, launched on November 11, 2016 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 11, 2016 at 06:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
WorldView-4

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
408 km
Periapsis
401 km
Inclination
97.99°
Orbital period
92.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Applied Physics Laboratory/NASA
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon Technologies
Users
Government
Launch mass
5 kg
Design lifetime
0.5 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-067B
NORAD catalog №
41849
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.0429 m²
Status
Operational