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NORAD 28376 · Payload · In orbit since 2004

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Launched
2004-07-15 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Earth science
Mass
3,112 kg
Size
6.9 × 2.5 m · 17.4 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
688 × 690 km
Inclination
98.3°
Period
98.4 min
Eccentricity
0.0001
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

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

Same launch

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