Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Wind (International Solar-Terrestrial Program) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Astrophysics |
Class of Orbit |
Elliptical |
Type of Orbit |
Cislunar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
186 |
Apogee (km) |
470310 |
Eccentricity |
0.972866259964075 |
Inclination (degrees) |
28.7 |
Period (minutes) |
19700.45 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
895 |
Power (watts) |
472 |
Date of Launch |
01-11-1994 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Martin Marietta Astrospace |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
1994-071A |
NORAD Number |
23333 |
Comments |
Operates with "Polar"; provide complete plasma, energetic particle, and magnetic field input for magnetospheric and ionospheric studies. |