Spacecraft information: SORCE

Launch Details
Launched 24 January 2003
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Eastern Range Airspace
Owner United States
NORAD ID 27651
COSPAR ID 2003-004A
Alternative names SOLAR RADIATION AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 39.991°
Eccentricity 0.00169
RA ascending node 19.614 hr
Argument perigee 188.561°
Mean anomaly 171.489°
Orbital period 95.820 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 04:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 553.6 km
Mean Altitude 565.3 km
Peak Altitude 577.1 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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