&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:CHIPSAT_2.jpg) CHIPS (Explorer 82) satellite | |
| Names | Explorer 82 UNEX-2 CHIPS |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Extreme ultraviolet research |
| Operator | NASA / Space Sciences Laboratory |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-002B |
| SATCAT no. | 27643 |
| Website | CHIPS |
| Mission duration | 1 year (planned) 5 years, 3 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Explorer LXXXII |
| Spacecraft type | Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer |
| Bus | CHIPS |
| Manufacturer | SpaceDev |
| Launch mass | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Dimensions | 5 × 2.8 × 3.2 m (16.4 × 9.2 × 10.5 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 January 2003, 00:45:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta II 7320-10 (Delta 294) |
| Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-2W |
| Contractor | Boeing Launch Services |
| Entered service | 2003 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 11 April 2008 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 578 km (359 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 594 km (369 mi) |
| Inclination | 94.05° |
| Period | 96.40 minutes |
Explorer program | |
CHIPS (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, also Explorer 82 or UNEX-2) was a NASA Explorer program satellite. It was launched on 12 January 2003 from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Delta II with the larger satellite ICESat, and had an intended mission duration of one year. CHIPS was the second of NASA's University Explorer (UNEX) mission class. It performed spectroscopy from 90 to 250 Angstrom (9 to 26-nm) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light.[2]
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