Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 39270
Int'l Code: 2013-055F
Perigee: 331.5 km
Apogee: 1,468.5 km
Inclination: 81.0 °
Period: 102.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7271 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 14066.67749153 .00009483 00000-0 31587-3 0 1278
2 39270 080.9994 157.2015 0781898 074.6896 293.9136 14.00264515 22256
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POPACS 3
