Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39268
Int'l Code: 2013-055D
Perigee: 330.9 km
Apogee: 1,433.6 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 7253 km
Launch date: September 29, 2013
Source: United States (US)
Comments: POPACS (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Spheres) is a privately funded CubeSat mission to measure the effects of solar flares and coronal mass ejections on the density of Earth's upper atmosphere during solar cycles 24 and 25. POPACS is a mission by collaboration between Utah State University, Gil Moore, Planetary Systems Corporation and Drexel University.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 39268U 13055D 14112.02998247 .00024392 00000-0 79575-3 0 1990
2 39268 080.9836 111.3261 0760139 305.9913 047.3099 14.05421923 28626
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POPACS 1
