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NORAD 49264 · COSPAR 2021-088E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #27756 @ 475 x 492 km x 97.3745 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 02:30 UTC Â· 37.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 49264U 21088E 26282.10478451 .00006986 00000-0 26302-3 0 09999
2 49264 97.3745 341.9975 0012185 29.3846 330.8076 15.27355138277563

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 27th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Earth Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center collaborators

Launch mass

10 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.3745Â°

Period

94.28 min

Perigee

475 km

Apogee

492 km

Eccentricity

0.0012185

RAAN

341.9975Â°

Arg of Perigee

29.3846Â°

Mean Motion

15.27355138 rev/d