Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39268
Int'l Code: 2013-055D
Perigee: 331.6 km
Apogee: 1,446.0 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7259 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 14066.93563414 .00020164 00000-0 66697-3 0 1604
2 39268 080.9984 156.5741 0767509 072.9753 295.3963 14.03517607 22290
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POPACS 1
