AURA

NORAD 28376 · COSPAR 2004-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #18419 @ 688 x 689 km x 98.3584 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 07:06 UTC Â· 13.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AURA
1 28376U 04026A 26291.29646793 .00000746 00000-0 16031-3 0 09995
2 28376 98.3584 248.8725 0000971 78.4341 281.6969 14.61481280184194

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 15th 2004

Spacecraft age

22 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Goddard Space Flight Center/EOS Data and Operations System

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

TRW

Launch mass

2,967 kg

Power

4,600 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.3584Â°

Period

98.53 min

Perigee

688 km

Apogee

689 km

Eccentricity

9.71E-5

RAAN

248.8725Â°

Arg of Perigee

78.4341Â°

Mean Motion

14.6148128 rev/d