AIM

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AIM is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 31304

Int'l Code: 2007-015A

Perigee: 531.3 km

Apogee: 536.6 km

Inclination: 98.0 °

Period: 95.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 6904 km

RCS: 1.7807 m² (large)

Launch date: April 25, 2007
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Western Range Air Space (WRAS)

NASA's AIM [Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere] spacecraft began its two-year mission April 25, 2007 after a flawless ride to Earth orbit aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket. Launch took place at 1:26 PDT. Launch operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ran smoothly, with no technical or weather issues causing concern. The AIM mission is the first dedicated to exploring mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions. These clouds have grown brighter and more prevalent in recent years and some scientists suggest that changes in these clouds may be the result of climate change.

1 31304U 07015A   19145.71386514 +.00000392 +00000-0 +26201-4 0  9998
2 31304 097.9598 007.7745 0003807 238.1000 121.9860 15.13088510661891

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC