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 0.00162
RA ascending node 19.989 hr
Argument perigee 97.038°
Mean anomaly 263.226°
Orbital period 95.747 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Aug 2026, 14:04

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 550.5 km
Mean Altitude 561.8 km
Peak Altitude 573.1 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

Drag the graphs below left or right to change the time range, or use your scroll wheel to zoom in or out.

Share

Cambridge

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

Color scheme