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Launch

Launch date
January 25, 2003 at 08:13 PM UTC
Launch site
ERAS
Launched by
Pegasus XL →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
567 km
Periapsis
544 km
Inclination
39.99°
Orbital period
95.76 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Science Office/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ. of Colorado
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Government/Civil
Launch mass
315 kg
Dry mass
290 kg
Power
348 W
Design lifetime
6 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-004A
NORAD catalog №
27651
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.7809 m²
Status
Operational