Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39270
Int'l Code: 2013-055F
Perigee: 333.0 km
Apogee: 1,461.5 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7268 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 39270U 13055F 14106.32146812 .00010068 00000-0 34287-3 0 1640
2 39270 080.9950 117.6773 0776290 323.7925 031.2749 14.01064058 27800
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POPACS 3
