Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
TIMED (Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Mesosphere • Energetics and Dynamics) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins |
Users |
Government/Civil |
Purpose |
Astrophysics |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
612 |
Apogee (km) |
613 |
Eccentricity |
7.16075904045829E-05 |
Inclination (degrees) |
74.1 |
Period (minutes) |
97 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
587 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
406 |
Date of Launch |
07-12-2001 |
Expected Lifetime |
2 yrs. |
Contractor |
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2001-055B |
NORAD Number |
26998 |
Comments |
Study influences of the sun and humans on the least explored and understood region of Earth´s atmosphere – the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere/Ionosphere (MLTI). |