IXPE

NORAD 49954 · COSPAR 2021-121A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #534 @ 528 x 538 km x 0.2284 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 16:00 UTC Â· 21 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 49954U 21121A 26284.66668981 .00018370 00000-0 10055-2 0 09992
2 49954 0.2284 155.9981 0007248 41.4429 119.1612 15.11166500005341

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 9th 2021

Spacecraft age

4 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Ball Aerospace

Launch mass

330 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.2284Â°

Period

95.29 min

Perigee

528 km

Apogee

538 km

Eccentricity

0.0007248

RAAN

155.9981Â°

Arg of Perigee

41.4429Â°

Mean Motion

15.111665 rev/d