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THEMIS A

OperationalPayloadHEO

THEMIS A is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada) payload satellite, launched on February 17, 2007 into HEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 17, 2007 at 11:01 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
THEMIS

Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
78,214 km
Periapsis
1,136 km
Inclination
8.31°
Orbital period
1639.27 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/University of California, Berkeley (in partnership with Germany, France, Austria, Canada)
Manufacturer
Swales Aerospace
Users
Government/Civil
Launch mass
125 kg
Dry mass
77 kg
Power
40 W
Design lifetime
2 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-004A
NORAD catalog №
30580
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.3981 m²
Status
Operational