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 39.992°
Eccentricity 0.00178
RA ascending node 1.921 hr
Argument perigee 233.566°
Mean anomaly 126.349°
Orbital period 95.922 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 01:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 557.9 km
Mean Altitude 570.3 km
Peak Altitude 582.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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