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NORAD 26998 · Payload · In orbit since 2001

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Launched
2001-12-07 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Earth science
Mass
587 kg
Size
2.7 × 1.6 m · 11.7 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
580 × 583 km
Inclination
74.1°
Period
96.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0002
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.