Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39270
Int'l Code: 2013-055F
Perigee: 323.6 km
Apogee: 1,422.3 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 7251 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 15064.57061072 .00010712 00000-0 34685-3 0 9999
2 39270 080.9966 154.0953 0757600 135.2735 231.2160 14.06033376 73131
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POPACS 3
