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	98.823°
Eccentricity	0.00127
RA ascending node	14.424 hr
Argument perigee	69.988°
Mean anomaly	290.267°
Orbital period	100.978 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Sep 2025, 06:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	802.9 km
Mean Altitude	812.1 km
Peak Altitude	821.2 km

Launched alongside

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