Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
C/NOFS (Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
US Air Force |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
403 |
Apogee (km) |
813 |
Eccentricity |
0.029378045285182 |
Inclination (degrees) |
13 |
Period (minutes) |
96.85 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
384 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
16-04-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
General Dynamics |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
L-1011 Aircraft |
Launch Vehicle |
Pegasus |
COSPAR Number |
2008-017A |
NORAD Number |
32765 |
Comments |
Designed to monitor and forecast global ionospheric scintillation in real-time. |