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 39.989°
Eccentricity 0.00176
RA ascending node 12.068 hr
Argument perigee 234.028°
Mean anomaly 125.888°
Orbital period 95.849 min
Epoch of osculation 23 Dec 2025, 20:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 554.5 km
Mean Altitude 566.8 km
Peak Altitude 579.0 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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