| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | TIMED (Thermosphere • Ionosphere • Mesosphere • Energetics and Dynamics) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | NASA/Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins |
| Users | Government/Civil |
| Purpose | Astrophysics |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Intermediate |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 612 |
| Apogee (km) | 613 |
| Eccentricity | 7.16075904045829E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 74.1 |
| Period (minutes) | 97 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 587 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 406 |
| Date of Launch | 07-12-2001 |
| Expected Lifetime | 2 yrs. |
| Contractor | Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
| COSPAR Number | 2001-055B |
| NORAD Number | 26998 |
| Comments | Study influences of the sun and humans on the least explored and understood region of Earth´s atmosphere – the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere/Ionosphere (MLTI). |