Launch Details

Launched	23 June 2002
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Category	NOAA
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	27453
COSPAR ID	2002-032A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.853°
Eccentricity	0.00108
RA ascending node	1.743 hr
Argument perigee	304.267°
Mean anomaly	55.748°
Orbital period	100.969 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Mar 2026, 14:09

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	803.9 km
Mean Altitude	811.7 km
Peak Altitude	819.4 km

Launched alongside

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