Spacecraft information: TIMED

Launch Details
Launched 6 December 2001
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 26998
COSPAR ID 2001-055B
Alternative names THERMOSPHERE, IONOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE ENERGETICS AND DYNAMICS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 74.067°
Eccentricity 0.00004
RA ascending node 18.898 hr
Argument perigee 155.898°
Mean anomaly 204.222°
Orbital period 96.307 min
Epoch of osculation 24 May 2026, 02:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 588.6 km
Mean Altitude 588.8 km
Peak Altitude 589.1 km

Launched alongside

JASON-1 DELTA 2 R/B DELTA 2 DEB TIMED DEB JASON-1 DEB JASON-1 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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