ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)

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ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 24883

Int'l Code: 1997-037A

Perigee: 779.8 km

Apogee: 783.6 km

Inclination: 98.8 °

Period: 100.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7152 km

RCS: 3.0265 m² (large)

Launch date: August 1, 1997
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Western Range Air Space (WRAS)

Orbview 2 (SeaStar)was a spacecraft, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, to deliver daily, worldwide, high precision, moderate resolution, multispectral visible observations of ocean radiance for research in biogeochemical processes, climate change, and oceanography. Local high resolution (1 km) data (LAC) were delivered by direct broadcast at L-Band to regional scientific centers nationwide. Reduced resolution (4 km) data (GAC and selected LAC) were directly broadcast at S-band to smaller research centers and ships at sea. All reduced resolution data and selected full resolution data were recorded on board and transmitted to GSFC via daily dump at S-Band or via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). A minimum three year mission life was expected.

1 24883U 97037A   25079.01139517  .00001209  00000-0  43942-3 0  9998
2 24883  98.8117 229.8926 0002669  46.4307 313.7099 14.35146082457851

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC