GRIFEX

NORAD 40379 · COSPAR 2015-003D · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

GRIFEX reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #50228 @ 174 x 184 km x 99.0568 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-02-21 16:15 UTC Â· 23405.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

GRIFEX
1 40379U 15003D 24052.67743897 .06661071 36218-5 93634-3 0 9996
2 40379 99.0568 63.6913 0007489 144.1366 216.0430 16.34944823502280

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 31st 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

University of Michigan/NASA Earth Science Technology Office

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Elliptical

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Michigan Exploration Laboratory, University of Michigan

Launch mass

4 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

99.0568Â°

Period

88.08 min

Perigee

174 km

Apogee

184 km

Eccentricity

0.0007489

RAAN

63.6913Â°

Arg of Perigee

144.1366Â°

Mean Motion

16.34944823 rev/d