IXPE

NORAD 49954 · COSPAR 2021-121A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #583 @ 527 x 537 km x 0.2322 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 22:00 UTC Â· 17.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 49954U 21121A 26304.91668981 .00009030 00000-0 46570-3 0 09998
2 49954 0.2322 2.5142 0007008 347.6095 130.9981 15.11346253005833

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

0.2322Â°

Period

95.28 min

Perigee

527 km

Apogee

537 km

Eccentricity

0.0007008

RAAN

2.5142Â°

Arg of Perigee

347.6095Â°

Mean Motion

15.11346253 rev/d