DANDE

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DANDE is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 39267

Int'l Code: 2013-055C

Perigee: 326.7 km

Apogee: 1,326.9 km

Inclination: 81.0 °

Period: 101.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7197 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 29, 2013
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 436.750
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps GMSK
Call sign: DANDE-2
Status: Inactive

DANDE's name stands for Drag & Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer. This is a 50 kg spherical spacecraft developed by students at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The goal of the DANDE mission is to provide an improved understanding of the satellite drag environment in the lower-thermosphere.

1 39267U 13055C   20028.59375124 +.00001345 +00000-0 +37724-4 0  9999
2 39267 081.0116 127.0562 0694755 036.2876 328.3401 14.21688033324249

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC