CHIPSAT

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CHIPSAT is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 27643
Int'l Code: 2003-002B
Perigee: 462.2 km
Apogee: 473.9 km
Inclination: 94.0 °
Period: 93.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 6839 km
RCS: 0.3775 m² (medium)
Launch date: January 13, 2003
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

CHIPS (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer) data will help scientists determine the electron temperature, ionization conditions, and cooling mechanisms of the million-degree plasma believed to fill the local interstellar bubble.

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DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB Track 1 satellite(s)

1 27643U 03002B   25199.60941392  .00010521  00000-0  31030-3 0  9996
2 27643  94.0338 157.9521 0008579   6.3177 353.8180 15.35005394235861

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC