Mission type | Earth and Solar observation |
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Operator | NRL, AFRL |
COSPAR ID | 2003-001A |
SATCAT no. | 27640 |
Mission duration | 21 years, 9 months and 17 days (elasped) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Spectrum Astro Inc |
Launch mass | 395 kilograms (871 lb) |
Power | 1,174 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 6, 2003, 14:19 | UTC
Rocket | Titan II(23)G |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-4W |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.0013721 |
Perigee altitude | 826 kilometers (513 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 846 kilometers (526 mi) |
Inclination | 98.7 degrees |
Period | 101.5 minutes |
Epoch | 14 November 2016, 20:52:53 UTC |
Instruments | |
WindSat, SMEI | |
The Coriolis satellite is a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Earth and space observation satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, on January 6, 2003, at 14:19 GMT.