Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39265
Int'l Code: 2013-055A
Perigee: 331.9 km
Apogee: 1,459.8 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 7266 km
Launch date: September 29, 2013
Source: Canada (CA)
Comments: CASSIOPE is a space weather research satellite which will sample the Earth's ionosphere, dipping through layers of the outermost layers of the atmosphere to gauge how it responds to solar activity. Research using Cassiope could help scientists understand how solar storms can impact everyday life by disrupting communications or knocking out electrical grids.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 39265U 13055A 14066.08814821 .00016742 00000-0 55983-3 0 1533
2 39265 080.9959 157.7019 0776017 076.3914 292.2396 14.01473511 22166
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for CASSIOPE
