EARTHCARE

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EARTHCARE is classified as:

Earth resources
Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 59908

Int'l Code: 2024-101A

Perigee: 406.3 km

Apogee: 410.0 km

Inclination: 97.0 °

Period: 92.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 6779 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 28, 2024
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

EARTHCARE (derived from Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) is a joint European/Japanese (ESA / JAXA / NICT) satellite, the sixth of ESA's Earth Explorer Programme. The main goal of the mission is the observation and characterization of clouds and aerosols as well as measuring the reflected solar radiation and the infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and atmosphere.

1 59908U 24101A   24208.80694667  .00018650  00000-0  27540-3 0  9992
2 59908  96.9839 335.6203 0002696 334.1999  25.9121 15.55387883  9147

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC