Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
ALiCE (AFIT LEO iMESA CNT E) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
US Air Force Institute of Technology |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
443 |
Apogee (km) |
886 |
Eccentricity |
0.0314876679223825 |
Inclination (degrees) |
120.3 |
Period (minutes) |
98 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
06-12-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
US Air Force Institute of Technology |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2013-072F |
NORAD Number |
39467 |
Comments |
Testing a potential lightweight propulsion system for microsatellites based on an array of advanced carbon nanotubes for accelerating ions. |